S.Amdt. 270

SA 270. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Moran) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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. ____. READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND RELATED SERVICES FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR MEMBERS
OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES
DURING WEEKEND DRILL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall,
through the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, provide readjustment counseling and
related services at Vet Centers (including mobile Vet
Centers) and through the use of clinical outreach staff of
the Department to members of the reserve components of the
Armed Forces during weekend drill.
(b) Eligibility for Services.--A member of a reserve
component of the Armed Forces is eligible for services under
subsection (a) regardless of whether the member is eligible
for any other care or services under the laws administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Vet center.--The term ``Vet Center'' means a center for
readjustment counseling and related mental health services
for veterans under section 1712A of title 38, United States
Code.
(2) Weekend drill.--The term ``weekend drill'' means drill
or a period of equivalent instruction required of members of
the reserve components of the Armed Forces, including drill
and instruction required of members of the National Guard
under section 502(a)(1) of title 32, United States Code.
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