S.Amdt. 2488

SA 2488. Ms. McSALLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 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 A of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 708. MANDATORY REFERRAL OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
FOR MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION.

Section 1090a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection:
``(e) Process Applicable to Member Disclosure.--The
regulations required by subsection (a) shall--
``(1) establish a phrase that enables a member of the armed
forces to trigger a referral of the member by a commanding
officer or supervisor for a mental health evaluation;
``(2) require a commanding officer or supervisor to make
such referral as soon as practicable following disclosure by
the member to the commanding officer or supervisor of the
phrase established under paragraph (1); and
``(3) ensure that the referral process protects the
confidentiality of the member in a manner similar to the
confidentiality provided for members making restricted
reports under section 1565b(b) of this title.''.
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