S.Amdt. 2588

SA 2588. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PILOT PROGRAM ON GRIEF COMPANIONS FOLLOWING CASUALTY
NOTIFICATIONS.

(a) In General.--Commencing not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Navy, acting through the Commandant of the Marine Corps,
shall carry out a pilot program on providing training to,
validating, and deploying grief companions to facilitate
bereavement care provided by the Department of Defense
following casualty notifications with respect to members of
the Armed Forces.
(b) Duration.--The Secretary of the Navy, acting through
the Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall carry out the pilot
program required under subsection (a) for a period of not
less than one year.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $250,000 to carry out the pilot program
required under subsection (a).
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