[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5069]
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SA 5679. Mr. HOEVEN 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 end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 706. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES THROUGH TRICARE.
It is the sense of Congress that the Defense Health Agency
should take all necessary steps to ensure members of the
Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components of
the Armed Forces, and their families have timely access to
mental and behavioral health care services through the
TRICARE program.
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