S.Amdt. 6413

SA 6413. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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 part III of subtitle F of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 566. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STAFFING SHORTAGES IN PERSONNEL
SUPPORTING MILITARY FAMILIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on staffing shortages among
social workers, counselors, and family advocacy personnel who
provide assistance to military families.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) a description of the actions being taken by the
Department of Defense as of the date of the report to address
shortages described in subsection (a);
(2) an assessment of how the Department can improve efforts
to address such shortages; and
(3) a description of the challenges the Department faces
when a military family subject to child abuse proceedings
moves across State lines, including with respect to--
(A) transferring records; and
(B) the sharing of information between--
(i) the Department and State child welfare agencies; and
(ii) the commander concerned before the relocation of the
family and the commander concerned after that relocation.
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