S.Amdt. 2325

SA 2325. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2019 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 A of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 7__. PROVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH READINESS SERVICES
TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE
BASED ON NEED.

(a) Provision Authorized.--Section 1074a(g) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
(3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
paragraph (2):
``(2) The Secretary concerned may also provide to any
member of the Selected Reserve not described in subsection
(d)(1) or (f) care for behavioral health conditions if the
Secretary determines, based on the most recent medical exam
or mental health assessment of such member, that the receipt
of such care by such member will ensure that such member
meets applicable standards of medical readiness.''.
(b) Funding.--Subject to applicable provisions of
appropriations Acts, amounts available to the Department of
Defense for the Defense Health Program shall be available for
the provision of behavioral health services under section
1074a(g) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
subsection (a).
(c) Budgeting for Health Care.--In determining the amounts
to be required for behavioral health services for members of
the Selected Reserve under section 1074a(g) of title 10,
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), for
purposes of the budget of the President for fiscal years
after fiscal year 2019, as submitted to Congress pursuant to
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall consult with
appropriate officials having responsibility for the
administration of the reserve components of the Armed Forces,
including the Chief of the National Guard Bureau with respect
to the National Guard.
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