S.Amdt. 6276

SA 6276. Mr. MORAN 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 A of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 706. IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS AND CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Screenings.--

(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, for each member of the Armed Forces, including a member of a reserve component thereof, not later than 180 days before separation of such member from active duty, a mental health screening is provided to such member as part of a whole health screening.

(2) Conduct of screening.--The screening required under paragraph (1) shall be conducted by a primary care physician.

(3) Elements of screening.--The screening required under paragraph (1) shall include screening for, at a minimum, the following:

(A) Depression.

(B) Anxiety.

(C) Traumatic brain injury.

(D) Post-traumatic stress disorder.

(E) Substance abuse.

(4) Treatment of annual assessment.--The provision of an annual mental health assessment under section 1074n of title 10, United States Code, is not sufficient to fulfill the requirement for a mental health screening under paragraph (1).

(b) Transition of Care.--The Secretary shall implement the requirements of Department of Defense Instruction 6490.10, entitled “Continuity of Behavioral Health Care for Transferring and Transitioning Service Members” and issued on March 26, 2012, to ensure the receipt of uninterrupted mental health care for members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components thereof, separating from active duty.