[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 270. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. ____. READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND RELATED SERVICES FROM 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR MEMBERS 
                   OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
                   DURING WEEKEND DRILL.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
     through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, provide readjustment counseling and 
     related services at Vet Centers (including mobile Vet 
     Centers) and through the use of clinical outreach staff of 
     the Department to members of the reserve components of the 
     Armed Forces during weekend drill.
       (b) Eligibility for Services.--A member of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces is eligible for services under 
     subsection (a) regardless of whether the member is eligible 
     for any other care or services under the laws administered by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Vet center.--The term ``Vet Center'' means a center for 
     readjustment counseling and related mental health services 
     for veterans under section 1712A of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Weekend drill.--The term ``weekend drill'' means drill 
     or a period of equivalent instruction required of members of 
     the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including drill 
     and instruction required of members of the National Guard 
     under section 502(a)(1) of title 32, United States Code.
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