S.Amdt. 1751

SA 1751. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, 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 B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 721. PROHIBITION ON TERMINATION OF VETS4WARRIORS
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not terminate
the peer support program of the Department of Defense known
as the Vets4Warriors program unless the Secretary determines,
through a public process established by the Secretary, that
members of the Armed Forces will receive adequate mental
health care and resources in the absence of such program.
(b) Evaluation of Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall
conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of peer-to-peer
counseling in assisting members of the Armed Forces and their
families.
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