,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjag,ms4   
,w>r5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se to include gambl+  
disord] 9 heal? assessm5ts = memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces & relat$ rese>* ef=ts ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ &    
,treat+ ,gambl+ ,disord] 9 ! ,milit>y   
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress     
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,gambl+     
disord] is a public heal? conc]n        
*>act]iz$ by increas+ preoccupation )   
gambl+1 loss ( control1 re/lessness1 or 
irritability :5 attempt+ to /op gambl+1 
& cont9uation ( ! gambl+ behavior 9     
spite ( m\nt+ s]i\s1 negative           
consequ5ces4  7#b7 ,gambl+ disord] is an
 addiction simil> to sub/ance-use       
disord]s1 su* z ^? associat$ ) alcohol &
 drugs4  7#c7 ,gambl+ disord] is        
associat$ ) a high] risk ( suicide      

attempts1 sub/ance-use disord]s1 & o!r  
m5tal-heal? conditions1 9 addition to   
be+ associat$ ) f9ancial & legal        
problems4  7#d7 ,accord+ to ! ,national 
,c\ncil on ,problem ,gambl+1 x is       
e/imat$ t z _m z #ef1jjj active duty    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces meet crit]ia =   
gambl+ disord]4  7#e7 ,h[ev]1 accord+ to
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 only ab\t #abj  
milit>y p]sonnel 7 diagnos$ ) gambl+    
disord] or 7 se5 = problem gambl+ ea*   
ye> betwe5 fiscal ye> #bjaa & fiscal ye>
 #bjae4  7#f7 ,less ?an #aj p]c5t ( p ) 
gambl+ problems seek help due to %ame1  
/igma1 & misund]/&+ ( ! nature ( gambl+ 
disord]4  7#g7 ,9 addition to factors   
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#f71 milit>y       
p]sonnel might n seek help = gambl+     
problems due to lack ( s]vices specific 
to problem gambl+ & fe> ( jeop>diz+ _!  
c>e] or security cle>ance4  7#h7        
,accord+ to a #bjag report by !         
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice-- 7,a7 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se op]ates m ?an      
#c1ajj slot ma*9es at milit>y           

in/allations ov]seas t are available to 
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & _! families2   
7,b7 ^? slot ma*9es g5]ate approximately
 #ajj1jjj1jjj 9 rev5ue = ! ,dep>tm5t1   
:i* is us$ = fur!r recreational         
activities = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2    
7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t & ! ,coa/ ,gu>d d n    
sy/ematically scre5 = gambl+ disord]2 & 
7,d7 ! ,dep>tm5t & ! ,coa/ ,gu>d d n    
address gambl+ disord] 9 a simil> mann] 
to o!r addictive disord]s1 su* z        
alcohol-relat$ disord]s4  #c4 ,inclusion
 ( gambl+ disord] 9 heal? assessm5ts &  
relat$ rese>* ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se  7a7 ,annual ,p]iodic ,heal?    
,assessm5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all  
incorporate m$ical scre5+ que/ions      
specific to gambl+ disord] into !       
,annual ,p]iodic ,heal? ,assessm5t 7,,dd
 ,=m #cjbd7 conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7b7  
,rese>* ef=ts ,! ,secret>y %all         
incorporate into ongo+ rese>* ef=ts ( ! 
,dep>tm5t que/ions on gambl+ disord]1 z 
appropriate1 includ+ by re/or+ su*      

que/ions into ! ,heal? ,relat$          
,behaviors ,survey ( ,active ,duty      
,milit>y ,p]sonnel4