[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6229. Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kelly, 
Mr. King, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, and Mrs. Shaheen) 
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 F of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 575. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY 
                   FAMILIES.

       (a) Non-medical Counseling Services.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a mental health professional 
     described in subsection (b) may provide non-medical 
     counseling services to military families 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.
       (b) Covered Mental Health Professionals.--A mental health 
     professional described in this subsection is a person who 
     is--
       (1) a currently licensed or certified mental health care 
     provider who holds an unrestricted license or certification 
     that is--
       (A) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a 
     territory or possession of the United States; and
       (B) recognized by the Secretary of Defense;
       (2) a member of the uniformed services, a civilian employee 
     of the Department of Defense, or a contractor designated by 
     the Secretary; and
       (3) performing authorized duties for the Department of 
     Defense under a program or activity referred to in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Non-medical Counseling Services Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``non-medical counseling services'' means 
     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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