[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3272]
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  SA 1791. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. ___. ASSISTANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING 
                   DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES BEYOND THE YELLOW 
                   RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.

       Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections 
     (l) and (m), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
     subsection (k):
       ``(k) Support Beyond Program.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide funds to States, Territories, and government 
     entities to carry out programs, and other activities as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, that provide deployment 
     cycle information, services, and referrals to members of the 
     armed forces, and their families, throughout the deployment 
     cycle. Such programs may include the provision of access to 
     outreach services, including the following:
       ``(1) Employment counseling.
       ``(2) Behavioral health counseling.
       ``(3) Suicide prevention.
       ``(4) Housing advocacy.
       ``(5) Financial counseling.
       ``(6) Referrals for the receipt of other related 
     services.''.
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