,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1      
#bjah,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4 
,daines7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require policies and        
programs to research1 prevent1 and      
address the harmful consequences of     
gambling disorder among members of the  
,armed ,forces and their dependents1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,gambling
 ,addiction ,prevention ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,gambling disorder is a 
public health concern characterized by  
increasing preoccupation with gambling1 
loss of control1 restlessness1 or       
irritability when attempting to stop    
gambling1 and continuation of the       
gambling behavior in spite of mounting  
serious1 negative consequences4  7#b7   
,according to the ,national ,council on 

,problem ,gambling1 it is estimated that
 as many as #ef1jjj active duty members 
of the ,armed ,forces meet criteria for 
gambling disorder4  7#c7 ,however1      
according to the ,department of         
,defense1 only about #abj military      
personnel were diagnosed with gambling  
disorder or were seen for problem       
gambling each year between fiscal year  
#bjaa and fiscal year #bjae4  7#d7      
,according to a #bjag report by the     
,government ,accountability ,office--   
7,a7 the ,department of ,defense        
operates more than #c1ajj slot machines 
at military installations overseas that 
are available to members of the ,armed  
,forces and their families2  7,b7 those 
slot machines generate approximately    
#ajj1jjj1jjj in revenue for the         
,department1 which is used for further  
recreational activities for members of  
the ,armed ,forces2 and  7,c7 the       
,department and the ,coast ,guard do not
 systematically screen for gambling     
disorder4  #c4 ,inclusion of gambling   

disorder in health assessments for      
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
related research efforts  7a7 ,annual   
,periodic ,health ,assessment ,the      
,secretary of ,defense shall incorporate
 medical screening questions specific to
 gambling disorder into the ,annual     
,periodic ,health ,assessment conducted 
by the ,department of ,defense for      
members of the ,armed ,forces4  7b7     
,research efforts ,the ,secretary shall 
incorporate into ongoing research       
efforts of the ,department questions on 
gambling disorder1 as appropriate1      
including by restoring such questions   
into the ,health ,related ,behaviors    
,survey of ,active ,duty ,military      
,personnel and the ,health ,related     
,behaviors ,survey of ,reserve          
,component ,personnel4  7c7 ,report ,not
 later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
congressional defense committees a      
report on efforts undertaken pursuant to

 subsections 7a7 and 7b7 and the        
findings of the assessments and surveys 
described in those subsections with     
respect to the prevalence of gambling   
disorder among members of the ,armed    
,forces4  7d7 ,congressional defense    
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term congressional defense committees  
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4  #d4 ,development and    
implementation of policies and programs 
to prevent and treat gambling disorder  
among members of the ,armed ,forces and 
their dependents  7a7 ,policies and     
programs  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,defense shall develop and
 implement policies and programs on     
prevention1 education1 and treatment of 
gambling disorder and integrate gambling
 disorder into existing mental health   
and substance use disorder programs4    
7#b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall
 develop the policies and programs      
described in paragraph 7#a7 in          

coordination with the ,interagency ,task
 ,force on ,military and ,veterans      
,mental ,health4  7b7 ,educational      
materials and promotion of responsible  
behavior  7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying 
out policies and programs developed and 
implemented under subsection 7a77#a71 if
 the ,secretary hosts or provides       
gambling activities at a morale1        
welfare1 and recreation facility of the 
,department of ,defense1 the ,secretary 
shall1 at that facility--  7,a7 provide 
educational materials that identify the 
risks of gambling and a list of         
resources and informational material on 
where members of the ,armed ,forces can 
seek help if they develop gambling      
disorder2 and  7,b7 implement measures  
that incentivize responsible behavior1  
including access1 availability1 and     
patronage restrictions comparable to    
other high-risk leisure activities4     
7#b7 ,funding of measures ,the          
,secretary shall fund measures described
 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 through the use 

of proceeds generated by gambling       
activities at morale1 welfare1 and      
recreation facilities of the            
,department4  7c7 ,report ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the congressional       
defense committees a report on efforts  
undertaken under this section4  7d7     
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this section1 the term      
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given that term in section #aja
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4