S.Amdt. 752

SA 752. Mrs. BRITT (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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. __ Require DOD to submit a report to the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, no later than March 31, 2024, that includes
the following:
1) A summary of relevant Federal and State Laws, as well as
DOD policies governing the provision of mental healthcare
services via telehealth to servicemembers and their
dependents;
2) An explanation of any challenges experienced by
servicemembers and their dependents in receiving continuing
care from a provider when assigned to a new State or location
outside of the United States;
3) An assessment of the value of receiving continuing care
from the same mental healthcare provider for various mental
health care conditions;
4) A description of how the Department of Defense
accommodates servicemembers who would benefit from receiving
continuing care from a specific mental healthcare provider;
and
5) Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.
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