S.Amdt. 6229

SA 6229. Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, and Mrs. Shaheen) 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 F of title V, add the following:

SEC. 575. NON-MEDICAL COUNSELING SERVICES FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

(a) Non-medical Counseling Services.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mental health professional described in subsection (b) may provide non-medical counseling services to military families at any location in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, without regard to where the provider or recipient of such services is located, if the provision of such services is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of the provider.

(b) Covered Mental Health Professionals.--A mental health professional described in this subsection is a person who is--

(1) a currently licensed or certified mental health care provider who holds an unrestricted license or certification that is--

(A) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States; and

(B) recognized by the Secretary of Defense;

(2) a member of the uniformed services, a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or a contractor designated by the Secretary; and

(3) performing authorized duties for the Department of Defense under a program or activity referred to in subsection (a).

(c) Non-medical Counseling Services Defined.--In this section, the term “non-medical counseling services” means services that are non-clinical, short-term, and solution-focused, and address topics related to personal growth, development, and positive functioning.