,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #i1      
#bjai,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 prevent and treat 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 ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,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 
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services4  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-- 7i7 educational materials and 
a list of resources to assist and       
empower members of the ,armed ,forces to
 identify the risks of gambling2 and    
7ii7 a list of resources and            
informational material on where such    
members can seek help if they develop   
gambling disorder2 and  7,b7 implement  

measures that encourage responsible     
behavior consistent with measures       
authorized and required by commercial   
and tribal gaming regulators in the     
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,funding of      
measures ,the ,secretary shall fund     
measures implemented under 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  #c4 ,update of          
,department of ,defense regulations1    
instructions1 and other guidance to     
include gambling disorder  7a7 ,in      

general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense1 in          
consultation with the ,secretaries of   
the military departments1 shall update  
all regulations1 instructions1 and other
 guidance of the ,department of ,defense
 and the military departments with      
respect to behavioral health to         
explicitly include gambling disorder4   
7b7 ,military departments defined ,in   
this section1 the term military         
departments has the meaning given that  
term in section #aja7h7 of title #aj1   
,united ,states ,code4