[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2188. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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. 562. SERVICES FOR DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

       (a) Expansion of Period of Availability of Military 
     OneSource Program for New Recruits Enrolled in Delayed Entry 
     Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     regulations--
       (A) extending eligibility for access to the Department of 
     Defense Military OneSource program to recruits enrolled in 
     the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) beginning at the time of 
     signing a Delayed Entry Contract; and
       (B) providing that access to Military OneSource services 
     will be immediately terminated should the DEP enrollee be 
     officially released from their Delayed Entry Contract.
       (2) Information to recruits and their families.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall inform new recruits enrolled in 
     the Delayed Entry Program and their family members of the 
     wide range of benefits available through the Military 
     OneSource program.
       (b) Comptroller General Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall initiate a review of existing gaps in the 
     Department of Defense's response to victims of sexual assault 
     and harassment among new recruits enrolled in the DEP.
       (2) Elements.--The review required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) statistics regarding frequency, geography, and 
     demographics of sexual assault victims enrolled in the DEP 
     for the last five years;
       (B) barriers to providing emergency healthcare or 
     healthcare referrals for sexual assault victims enrolled in 
     the DEP;
       (C) barriers to providing trauma counseling or counseling 
     referrals for sexual assault victims enrolled in the DEP; and
       (D) other relevant issues the Comptroller General deems 
     appropriate.
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