,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bg1 #bjba,ms4
 ,slotk9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,wittman7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize non-m$ical    
c\nsel+ s]vices1 provid$ by c]ta9 m5tal 
heal? pr(essionals1 to milit>y families4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,com=t+ ,our ,milit>y ,families     
?r\gh ,on-base or ,remote ,treatm5t ,act
 or ! ,,com=t ,act4  #b4 ,non-m$ical    
c\nsel+ s]vices = milit>y families      
,section #agha ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7           
,non-,m$ical c\nsel+ s]vices  7#a7 ,9   
c>ry+ out its duties "u subsection 7b71 
! ,(fice may coord9ate programs &       
activities = ! provision ( non-m$ical   
c\nsel+ s]vices to milit>y families     
?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,milit>y &  
,family ,c\nsel+ ,program4  7#b7        

,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 a     
m5tal heal? pr(essional describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#c7 may provide non-m$ical    
c\nsel+ s]vices at any location 9 a     
,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or a     
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 )\t reg>d to :]e ! provid] or   
recipi5t ( su* s]vices is locat$1 if !  
provision ( su* s]vices is )9 ! scope ( 
! au?oriz$ ,f$]al duties ( ! provid]4   
7#c7 ,a m5tal heal? pr(essional describ$
 9 ?is subsection is a p]son :o is--    
7,a7 a m5tal heal? pr(essional :o holds 
a curr5t lic5se or c]tification t is--  
7i7 issu$ by a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict (      
,columbia1 or a t]ritory or possession (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 recogniz$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se2  7,b7 a memb] ( ! 
uni=m$ s]vices1 a civilian employee ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 or a contractor    
designat$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7,c7 p]=m+ 
au?oriz$ duties = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
"u a program or activity ref]r$ to 9    
p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,9 ?is subsection1 
! t]m non-m$ical c\nsel+ s]vices means  

m5tal heal? c>e s]vices t are           
non-cl9ical1 %ort-t]m & solution focus$1
 & address topics relat$ to p]sonal     
gr[?1 developm5t1 & positive function+4 
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