To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on problem gambling among members of the Armed Forces.

SA 1902. Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mr. Merkley) 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, 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 C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 738. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON GAMBLING AND PROBLEM
GAMBLING BEHAVIOR AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
FORCES.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on gaming facilities at military
installations and problem gambling among members of the Armed
Forces.
(b) Matters Included.--The study conducted under subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) With respect to gaming facilities at military
installations, disaggregated by each branch of the Armed
Forces--
(A) the number, type, and location of such gaming
facilities;
(B) the total amount of cash flow through such gaming
facilities; and
(C) the amount of revenue generated by such gaming
facilities for morale, welfare, and recreation programs of
the Department of Defense.
(2) An assessment of the prevalence of and particular risks
for problem gambling among members of the Armed Forces,
including such recommendations for policies and programs to
be carried out by the Department to address problem gambling
as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) An assessment of the ability and capacity of military
health care personnel to adequately diagnose and provide
dedicated treatment for problem gambling, including--
(A) a comparison of treatment programs of the Department
for alcohol abuse, illegal substance abuse, and tobacco
addiction with treatment programs of the Department for
problem gambling; and
(B) an assessment of whether additional training for
military health care personnel on providing treatment for
problem gambling would be beneficial.
(4) An assessment of the financial counseling and related
services that are available to members of the Armed Forces
and their

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dependents who are impacted by problem gambling.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
(2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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