[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5273]
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  SA 5801. Mrs. MURRAY 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 E of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 564. INCLUSION OF MILITARY FAMILY SPECIAL NEEDS 
                   COUNSELING IN THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(20)(A) Counseling for the member and the family of the 
     member, including the spouse and dependents of the member, on 
     any loss of family medical and special needs benefits due to 
     the transition of the member.
       ``(B) The creation of a personalized plan for support and 
     services in the State the family will transfer to, including 
     services such as respite care, special education support, 
     Medicaid waivers, Supplemental Security Income, 
     conservatorship services, and services for incapacitated 
     dependents.
       ``(C) Options to allow a Judge Advocate General to have 
     power of attorney privileges to complete required 
     documentation for dependent needs prior to the separation of 
     the member.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by inserting ``, including 
     family members with special needs'' after ``Disability''.
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