[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2537. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF NAVY DEPLOYED RESILIENCY 
                   COUNSELORS.

       Section 9903(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``The number'' and inserting ``(1) Except 
     as provided by paragraph (2), the number''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Without regard to the limitation under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary may appoint and retain under subsection (b)(1) 
     two licensed clinicians to serve as Navy deployed resiliency 
     counselors for each nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) or 
     large deck amphibious ship/landing helicopter assault ship 
     (LHD/LHA) in the Naval Vessel Register.''.
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