[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2862]
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  SA 752. Mrs. BRITT (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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, insert the following:
       Sec. __ Require DOD to submit a report to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, no later than March 31, 2024, that includes 
     the following:
       1) A summary of relevant Federal and State Laws, as well as 
     DOD policies governing the provision of mental healthcare 
     services via telehealth to servicemembers and their 
     dependents;
       2) An explanation of any challenges experienced by 
     servicemembers and their dependents in receiving continuing 
     care from a provider when assigned to a new State or location 
     outside of the United States;
       3) An assessment of the value of receiving continuing care 
     from the same mental healthcare provider for various mental 
     health care conditions;
       4) A description of how the Department of Defense 
     accommodates servicemembers who would benefit from receiving 
     continuing care from a specific mental healthcare provider; 
     and
       5) Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.
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