[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7431-S7432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3938. Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 583. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY 
                   FAMILIES.

       Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Non-medical Counseling Services.--(1) In carrying out 
     its duties under subsection (b), the Office may coordinate 
     programs and activities for the provision of non-medical 
     counseling services to military families through the 
     Department of Defense Military and Family Life Counseling 
     Program.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mental 
     health professional described in paragraph (3) may provide 
     non-medical counseling services at any location in a State, 
     the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the 
     United States, without regard to where the provider or 
     recipient of such services is located, if the provision of 
     such services is within the scope of the authorized Federal 
     duties of the provider.

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       ``(3) A mental health professional described in this 
     subsection is a person who is--
       ``(A) a currently licensed or certified mental health care 
     provider who holds an unrestricted license or certification 
     that is--
       ``(i) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a 
     territory or possession of the United States; and
       ``(ii) recognized by the Secretary of Defense;
       ``(B) a member of the uniformed services, a civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense, or a contractor 
     designated by the Secretary; and
       ``(C) performing authorized duties for the Department of 
     Defense under a program or activity referred to in paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(4) In this subsection, the term `non-medical counseling 
     services' means mental health care services that are non-
     clinical, short-term, and solution-focused, and address 
     topics related to personal growth, development, and positive 
     functioning.''.
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