[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4921-S4922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5528. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTREMIST ACTIVITY BY A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES: 
                   TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM COUNSELING; 
                   NOTATION IN SERVICE RECORD.

       (a) Transition Assistance Program Counseling.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 1142 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(20) In the case of a member who has violated Department 
     of Defense Instruction 1325.06 (or successor instruction) by 
     participating in extremist activity, in-person counseling, 
     developed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security, that includes--
       ``(A) efforts to deradicalize the member;
       ``(B) information regarding why extremist activity is 
     inconsistent with service in the armed forces and with 
     national security;
       ``(C) information regarding the dangers associated with 
     involvement with an extremist group; and
       ``(D) methods for the member to recognize and avoid 
     disinformation.''.
       (2) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     complete development of counseling provided under paragraph 
     (20) of such subsection, as added by paragraph (1), not later 
     than the day that is one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act. The Secretary concerned shall ensure that such 
     counseling is carried out on and after that day.
       (b) Service Record.--In the case of a member of the Armed 
     Forces who has violated Department of Defense Instruction 
     1325.06 (or successor instruction) by participating in 
     extremist activity, the Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
     the commanding officer of the member notes the violation in 
     the service record of the member.

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       (c) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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