S.Amdt. 1791

SA 1791. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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 E of title V, add the following:

SEC. ___. ASSISTANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING
DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES BEYOND THE YELLOW
RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.

Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections
(l) and (m), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
subsection (k):
``(k) Support Beyond Program.--The Secretary of Defense
shall provide funds to States, Territories, and government
entities to carry out programs, and other activities as the
Secretary considers appropriate, that provide deployment
cycle information, services, and referrals to members of the
armed forces, and their families, throughout the deployment
cycle. Such programs may include the provision of access to
outreach services, including the following:
``(1) Employment counseling.
``(2) Behavioral health counseling.
``(3) Suicide prevention.
``(4) Housing advocacy.
``(5) Financial counseling.
``(6) Referrals for the receipt of other related
services.''.
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