To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain marriage and family therapists as qualified to serve as marriage and family therapists in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SA 3935. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr.
Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for
the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II of division B, add the following:
Sec. 251. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall treat
a marriage and family therapist described in subsection (b)
as qualified to serve as a marriage and family therapist in
the Department of Veterans Affairs, regardless of any
requirements established by the Commission on Accreditation
for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
(b) A marriage and family therapist described in this
subsection is a therapist who meets each of the following
criteria:
(1) Has a masters or higher degree in marriage and family
therapy, or a related field, from a regionally accredited
institution.
(2) Is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in a
State (as defined in section 101(20) of title 38, United
States Code) and possesses the highest level of licensure
offered from the State.
(3) Has passed the Association of Marital and Family
Therapy Regulatory Board Examination in Marital and Family
Therapy or a related examination for licensure administered
by a State (as so defined).

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