S.Amdt. 5801

SA 5801. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. 564. INCLUSION OF MILITARY FAMILY SPECIAL NEEDS COUNSELING IN THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Section 1142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(20)(A) Counseling for the member and the family of the member, including the spouse and dependents of the member, on any loss of family medical and special needs benefits due to the transition of the member.

“(B) The creation of a personalized plan for support and services in the State the family will transfer to, including services such as respite care, special education support, Medicaid waivers, Supplemental Security Income, conservatorship services, and services for incapacitated dependents.

“(C) Options to allow a Judge Advocate General to have power of attorney privileges to complete required documentation for dependent needs prior to the separation of the member.”; and

(2) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by inserting “, including family members with special needs” after “Disability”.