S.Amdt. 473

SA 473. Mr. BRAUN 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. 705. AVAILABILITY OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that mental health
resources of the Department of Defense are made available to
all members of the Armed Forces, including the reserve
components, regardless of the branch of the Armed Forces or
other component under which the member serves.
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