,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bccc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 #bjad
 ,mrs4 ,murray 7for herself1 ,mr4       
,blunt1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mr4     
,rubio7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and 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 disabilities4  #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 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 ,nothing in this      
subsection shall be construed as        
limiting or otherwise affecting the     
benefits provided to a covered          
beneficiary under--  7,a7 this chapter2 
7,b7 title ,,xviii of the ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq472 or  7,c7 any other law4  7#d7    
7,a7 ,treatment may be provided under   
this subsection in a fiscal year only to
 the extent that amounts are provided in

 advance in appropriations ,acts for the
 provision of such treatment for such   
fiscal year in the ,defense ,dependents 
,developmental ,disabilities ,account4  
7,b7 ,funds for treatment under this    
subsection may be derived only from the 
,defense ,dependents ,developmental     
,disabilities ,account4  4  7b7         
,defense ,dependents ,developmental     
,disabilities ,account  7#a7            
,establishment  7,a7  ,in general       
,there is hereby established on the     
books of the ,treasury an account to be 
known as the ,defense ,dependents       
,developmental ,disabilities ,account   
7in this subsection referred to as the  
,account74  7,b7  ,separate account     
,the ,account shall be a separate       
account for the ,department of ,defense1
 and shall not be a subaccount within   
the ,defense ,health ,program account of
 the ,department4  7#b7  ,elements  ,the
 ,account shall consist of amounts      
authorized to be appropriated or        
transferred to the ,account4  7#c7      

,excluded sources of elements  ,amounts 
in the ,account may not be derived from 
transfers from the following3  7,a7 ,the
 ,department of ,defense                
,medicare-,eligible ,retiree ,health    
,care ,fund under chapter #ef of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,the  
,coast ,guard ,retired ,pay ,account4   
7,c7 ,the ,national ,oceanic and        
,atmospheric ,administration            
,operations1 ,research1 and ,facilities 
,account4  7,d7 ,the ,public ,health    
,service ,retirement ,pay and ,medical  
,benefits for ,commissioned ,officers   
,account4  7#d7  ,availability  ,amounts
 in the ,account shall be available for 
the treatment of developmental          
disabilities in covered beneficiaries   
pursuant to subsection 7g7 of section   
#ajgg of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code 7as added by subsection 7a774     
,amounts in the ,account shall be so    
available until expended4  7#e7         
,funding  7,a7  ,authorization of       
appropriations  ,there is hereby        

authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
 year #bjae for the ,department of      
,defense for the ,defense ,dependents   
,developmental ,disabilities ,account1  
#bj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7  ,transfer for       
continuation of existing services  ,from
 amounts authorized to be appropriated  
for the ,department of ,defense for the 
,defense ,health ,program for fiscal    
year #bjae1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall transfer to the ,defense          
,dependents ,developmental ,disabilities
 ,account #bej1jjj1jjj4