,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bj1 #bjba,ms4 
,s9ema 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,blunt7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide        
non-m$ical c\nsel+ s]vices = milit>y    
families4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,com=t+ ,our ,milit>y      
,families ?r\gh ,on-base or ,remote     
,treatm5t ,act ( #bjba or ! ,,com=t ,act
 ( #bjba4  #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 ,life ,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 curr5tly lic5s$ 
or c]tifi$ m5tal heal? c>e provid] :o   
holds an unre/rict$ 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]m1 &                
solution-focus$1 & address topics relat$
 to p]sonal gr[?1 developm5t1 & positive
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