,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjad ,mr4  
,larson of ,connecticut 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,rooney7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for certain   
behavioral health treatment under       
,,tricare for children and adults with  
developmental disabilities1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,caring for    
,military ,children with ,developmental 
,disabilities ,act of #bjad4  #b4       
,behavioral health treatment of         
developmental disabilities under the    
,,tricare program  7a7 ,behavioral      
health treatment of developmental       
disabilities under ,,tricare ,section   
#ajgg of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7g7  7#a7
 ,subject to paragraph 7#d71 in         

providing health care under subsection  
7a71 the treatment of developmental     
disabilities 7as defined by section     
#ajb7h7 of the ,developmental           
,disabilities ,assistance and ,bill of  
,rights ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aejjb7h7771 including autism spectrum  
disorder1 shall include behavioral      
health treatment1 including applied     
behavior analysis1 when prescribed by a 
physician or psychologist4  7#b7 ,in    
carrying out this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall ensure that--  7,a7    
except as provided by subparagraph 7,b71
 behavioral health treatment is provided
 pursuant to this subsection--  7i7 in  
the case of such treatment provided in a
 ,state that requires licensing or      
certification of applied behavioral     
analysts by ,state law1 by an individual
 who is licensed or certified to        
practice applied behavioral analysis in 
accordance with the laws of the ,state2 
or  7ii7 in the case of such treatment  
provided in a ,state other than a ,state

 described in clause 7i71 by an         
individual who is licensed or certified 
by a ,state or an accredited national   
certification board2 and  7,b7 applied  
behavior analysis or other behavioral   
health treatment may be provided by an  
employee1 contractor1 or trainee of a   
person described in subparagraph 7,a7 if
 the employee1 contractor1 or trainee   
meets minimum qualifications1 training1 
and supervision requirements as set     
forth in applicable ,state law1 by an   
appropriate accredited national         
certification board1 or by the          
,secretary4  7#c7  7,a7 ,this subsection
 shall not apply to a medicare eligible 
beneficiary 7as defined in section      
#aaaa7;b7 of this title74  7,b7 ,nothing
 in this subsection shall be construed  
as limiting or otherwise affecting the  
benefits provided to a covered          
beneficiary under--  7i7 this chapter2  
7ii7 title ,,xviii of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq472 or  7iii7 any other law4  7#d7   

,in addition to the requirement under   
section #aajj7;c77#a7 of this title1    
with respect to retired members of the  
,coast ,guard1 the ,commissioned ,corps 
of the ,national ,oceanic and           
,atmospheric ,administration1 or the    
,commissioned ,corps of the ,public     
,health ,service1 or dependents of any  
such retired members1 treatment shall be
 provided under this subsection in a    
fiscal year only to the extent that     
amounts are specifically provided in    
advance in appropriations ,acts for the 
,defense ,health ,program ,account for  
the provision of such treatment for such
 fiscal year4  4  7b7 ,funding ,section 
#aajj of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by            
redesignating subsection 7c7 as         
subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,behavioral health 
treatment of developmental disabilities 
7#a7 ,funds for treatment under section 
#ajgg7;g7 of this title may be derived  

only from the ,defense ,health ,program 
,account4 ,notwithstanding any other    
provision of law1 such funds may not be 
reimbursed from any account that would  
otherwise provide funds for the         
treatment of retired members of the     
,coast ,guard1 the ,commissioned ,corps 
of the ,national ,oceanic and           
,atmospheric ,administration1 or the    
,commissioned ,corps of the ,public     
,health ,service1 or dependents of any  
such retired members4  7#b7 ,as provided
 for in paragraph 7#d7 of section       
#ajgg7;g71 with respect to retired      
members of the ,coast ,guard1 the       
,commissioned ,corps of the ,national   
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 or the ,commissioned   
,corps of the ,public ,health ,service1 
or dependents of any such retired       
members1 treatment under such section   
shall be provided in a fiscal year only 
to the extent that amounts are          
specifically provided in advance in     
appropriations ,acts for the ,defense   

,health ,program ,account for the       
provision of such treatment for such    
fiscal year4  4  7c7 ,sense of ,congress
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that     
amounts should be appropriated for      
behavioral health treatment of ,,tricare
 beneficiaries1 pursuant to the         
amendments made by this section1 in a   
manner to ensure the appropriate and    
equitable access to such treatment by   
all such beneficiaries4