,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcge  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1      
#bjbb,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend titles #aj and #cg1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish    
special pay and allowances for members  
of the ,armed ,forces assigned to cold  
weather operations1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,don ,young ,arctic 
,warrior ,act4  #b4 ,special pay and    
allowances for certain members of the   
,armed ,forces assigned to cold weather 
operations  7a7 ,special pay  7#a7      
,establishment ,subchapter ,,ii of      
chapter #e of title #cg1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by inserting after   
section #ccf the following new section3 
#ccg4 ,special pay3 members of the      
,armed ,forces assigned to cold weather 
operations  7a7 ,special pay authorized 

,the ,secretary concerned shall pay     
monthly special pay 7to be known as     
arctic pay7 to a member of the ,armed   
,forces-- 7#a7 assigned to perform cold 
weather operations2 or  7#b7 required to
 maintain proficiency through frequent  
operations in cold weather4  7b7 ,amount
 of pay ,special pay under this section 
shall equal #cjj per month4  7c7        
,relationship to other pay or allowances
 ,special pay under this section is in  
addition to any other pay or allowance  
to which a member is entitled4  7d7     
,sunset ,no special pay may be paid     
under this section after ,december #ca1 
#bjbc4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of sections at the beginning of  
such chapter is amended by inserting    
after the item relating to section #ccf 
the following3  #ccg4 ,special pay3     
members of the armed forces assigned to 
cold weather operations4  4  7#c7       
,regulations ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall prescribe regulations for the    
payment of arctic pay under section #ccg

 of such title1 as added by paragraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,allowance for broadband     
7#a7 ,establishment ,chapter #g of title
 #cg1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by inserting after section #dbe the     
following new section3  #dbf4 ,allowance
 for broadband for certain members of   
the ,armed ,forces assigned to permanent
 duty stations in ,alaska  7a7          
,allowance authorized ,the ,secretary   
concerned shall pay1 to a member of the 
,armed ,forces in the grade of ,e-#e or 
below who is assigned to a permanent    
duty station in ,alaska1 a monthly      
allowance for broadband4  7b7 ,amount   
,the monthly allowance to a member under
 this section shall be-- 7#a7 #abe      
during calendar year #bjbc2 and  7#b7 in
 subsequent calendar years1 an amount   
determined by the ,secretary of ,defense
 based on the difference between the    
average costs of unlimited broadband    
plans in ,alaska and in the continental 
,united ,states4  7c7 ,sunset ,no       
allowance may be paid under this section

 after ,december #ca1 #bjbh4  4  7#b7   
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #dbe the   
following3  #dbf4 ,allowance for        
broadband for certain members of the    
,armed ,forces assigned to permanent    
duty stations in ,alaska4  4  7#c7      
,effective date ,section #dbf of such   
title1 as added by paragraph 7#a71 shall
 take effect on the day the ,secretary  
of ,defense prescribes regulations under
 paragraph 7#d74  7#d7 ,regulations ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall prescribe  
regulations to carry out section #dbf of
 such title1 as added by paragraph 7#a74
  7#e7 ,report ,not later than ,december
 #ca1 #bjbg1 the ,secretary of ,defense 
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 
,house of ,representatives a report     
containing-- 7,a7 the evaluation of the 

,secretary of the allowance under       
section #dbf of such title1 as added by 
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 any           
recommendation of the ,secretary        
regarding whether such allowance should 
be amended1 extended1 or made permanent4
  7c7 ,travel and transportation        
allowance  7#a7 ,entitlement ,not later 
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall prescribe regulations 
and guidance that entitle a member of   
the ,armed ,forces in the grade of ,e-#e
 or below who is assigned to a permanent
 duty station in ,alaska to a one-time  
allowance for air travel for the member 
and dependents of such member4  7#b7    
,amounts  7,a7 ,travel to permanent     
residence ,if the air travel for which  
an allowance under paragraph 7#a7 is    
paid to a member is to the permanent    
residence of the member1 the amount of  
the allowance shall equal the total     
costs of such air travel4  7,b7 ,travel 
to other destinations ,if the air travel

 for which an allowance under paragraph 
7#a7 is paid to a member is to a        
destination in the ,united ,states other
 than the permanent residence of the    
member1 the amount of the allowance     
shall be equal to the lesser of the     
following3 7i7 ,the rate for such air   
travel under the ,city ,pair ,program of
 the ,general ,services ,administration 
7or successor program7 in effect at the 
time of such air travel4  7ii7 ,the     
actual costs of such air travel4  7#c7  
,timing ,air travel for which an        
allowance under paragraph 7#a7 is paid  
to a member may not commence later than 
#cj months after the member is assigned 
to a permanent duty station in ,alaska4 
7#d7 ,additional authorization ,the     
,secretary concerned 7as defined in     
section #aja of title #cg1 ,united      
,states ,code7 may authorize an         
additional allowance for a member who   
has used the allowance to which such    
member is entitled under paragraph 7#a74
  #c4 ,pilot program on car sharing on  

remote military installations  7a7      
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
seek to carry out a pilot program to    
allow car sharing at military           
installations in ,alaska4  7b7 ,program 
elements ,to carry out a pilot program  
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 take steps including the following3    
7#a7 ,seek to enter into an agreement   
with an entity that-- 7,a7 provides car 
sharing services2 and  7,b7 is capable  
of serving all military installations in
 ,alaska4  7#b7 ,provide to members     
assigned to such installations the      
resources the ,secretary determines     
necessary to participate in such pilot  
program4  7#c7 ,promote such pilot      
program to such members4  7c7           
,implementation plan ,not later than #ij
 days after the date the ,secretary     
enters into an agreement under          
subsection 7b77#a71 the ,secretary shall
 submit to the congressional defense    

committees a plan to carry out the pilot
 program4  7d7 ,duration ,a pilot       
program under this section shall        
terminate two years after the ,secretary
 commences such pilot program4  7e7     
,report ,upon the termination of a pilot
 program under this section1 the        
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
report containing the following         
information3 7#a7 ,the number of        
individuals who used car sharing        
services offered pursuant to the pilot  
program4  7#b7 ,the cost to the ,united 
,states of the pilot program4  7#c7 ,an 
analysis of the effect of the pilot     
program on mental health and community  
connectedness of members described in   
subsection 7b77#b74  7#d7 ,other        
information the ,secretary determines   
appropriate4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,congressional defense    
committees ,the term congressional      
defense committees has the meaning given
 that term in section #aja7;a7 of title 

#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7       
,military installation ,the term        
military installation has the meaning   
given that term in section #bhja of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  #d4  
,clarification regarding licensure      
requirements for provision of           
non-medical counseling services by      
certain health-care professionals       
,section #ajid of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subsection 7d77#a71 by inserting 1      
including by providing non-medical      
counseling services in connection with  
such practice1 after the health         
profession or professions of the        
health-care professional2 and  7#b7 in  
subsection 7e71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,the    
term non-medical counseling-- 7,a7 means
 short-term1 non-therapeutic counseling 
that is not an appropriate substitute   
for individuals in need of clinical     
therapy2 and  7,b7 includes counseling  
that is supportive in nature and        

addresses issues such as general        
conditions of living1 life skills1      
improving relationships at home and at  
work1 stress management1 adjustment     
issues 7such as those related to        
returning from a deployment71 marital   
problems1 parenting1 and grief and loss4
  4  #e4 ,improvements relating to      
behavioral health care available under  
military health system  7a7 ,expansion  
of certain behavioral health programs at
 the ,uniformed ,services ,university of
 the ,health ,sciences  7#a7            
,establishment of graduate programs ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall establish 
graduate degree-granting programs in    
counseling and social work at the       
,uniformed ,services ,university of the 
,health ,sciences4  7#b7 ,expansion of  
clinical psychology graduate program    
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall take  
such steps as may be necessary to expand
 the clinical psychology graduate       
program of the ,uniformed ,services     
,university of the ,health ,sciences4   

7#c7 ,post-award employment obligation  
7,a7 ,agreement with ,secretary ,subject
 to subparagraph 7,b71 as a condition of
 enrolling in a degree-granting program 
in clinical psychology1 social work1 or 
counseling at the ,uniformed ,services  
,university of the ,health ,sciences1 a 
civilian student shall enter into an    
agreement with the ,secretary of        
,defense pursuant to which the student  
agrees that1 if the student does not    
become a member of a uniformed service  
upon graduating such program1 the       
student shall work on a full-time basis 
as a covered civilian behavioral health 
provider for a period that is at least  
equivalent to the period during which   
the student was enrolled in such        
program4  7,b7 ,other terms and         
conditions ,an agreement entered into   
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 may       
include such other terms and conditions 
as the ,secretary of ,defense may       
determine necessary to protect the      
interests of the ,united ,states or     

otherwise appropriate for purposes of   
this section1 including terms and       
conditions providing for limited        
exceptions from the employment          
obligation specified in such            
subparagraph4  7,c7 ,repayment  7i7 ,in 
general ,a civilian graduate who does   
not complete the employment obligation  
required under the agreement entered    
into pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 shall
 repay to the ,secretary of ,defense a  
prorated portion of the cost of         
attendance in the program described in  
such subparagraph that are paid by the  
,secretary on behalf of the civilian    
graduate4  7ii7 ,determination of amount
 ,the amount of any repayment required  
under clause 7i7 shall be determined by 
the ,secretary4  7,d7 ,applicability    
,this paragraph shall apply to civilian 
students who enroll in the first year of
 a degree-granting program in clinical  
psychology1 social work1 or counseling  
at the ,uniformed ,services ,university 
of the ,health ,sciences on or after the

 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7#d7 ,implementation plan  7,a7 ,in     
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
congressional defense committees a plan 
for the implementation of this          
subsection4  7,b7 ,elements ,the plan   
required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall     
include-- 7i7 a determination as to the 
resources for personnel and facilities  
required for the implementation of this 
subsection2  7ii7 estimated timelines   
for such implementation2 and  7iii7 a   
projection of the number of graduates   
from the programs specified in paragraph
 7#a7 upon the completion of such       
implementation4  7b7                    
,scholarship-for-,service program for   
civilian behavioral health providers    
7#a7 ,in general ,beginning not later   
than two years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall carry out a program   
under which-- 7,a7 the ,secretary may   

provide-- 7i7 direct grants to cover    
tuition1 fees1 living expenses1 and any 
other cost of attendance at an          
institution of higher education to an   
individual enrolled in a program of     
study leading to a graduate degree in   
clinical psychology1 social work1       
counseling1 or a related field 7as      
determined by the ,secretary72 and  7ii7
 student loan repayment assistance to a 
credentialed behavioral health provider 
who has a graduate degree in clinical   
psychology1 social work1 counseling1 or 
a related field 7as determined by the   
,secretary72 and  7,b7 in exchange for  
such assistance1 the recipient shall    
commit to work as a covered civilian    
behavioral health provider in accordance
 with paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,post-award 
employment obligations  7,a7 ,in general
 ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 as a    
condition of receiving assistance under 
paragraph 7#a71 the recipient of such   
assistance shall enter into an agreement
 with the ,secretary of ,defense        

pursuant to which the recipient agrees  
to work on a full-time basis as a       
covered civilian behavioral health      
provider for a period that is at least  
equivalent to the period during which   
the recipient received assistance under 
such paragraph4  7,b7 ,other terms and  
conditions ,an agreement entered into   
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 may       
include such other terms and conditions 
as the ,secretary of ,defense may       
determine necessary to protect the      
interests of the ,united ,states or     
otherwise appropriate for purposes of   
this section1 including terms and       
conditions providing for limited        
exceptions from the post-award          
employment obligation specified in such 
subparagraph4  7#c7 ,repayment  7,a7 ,in
 general ,an individual who receives    
assistance under paragraph 7#a7 and does
 not complete the employment obligation 
required under the agreement entered    
into pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 shall   
repay to the ,secretary of ,defense a   

prorated portion of the financial       
assistance received by the individual   
under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7             
,determination of amount ,the amount of 
any repayment required under            
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be determined by
 the ,secretary4  7#d7 ,implementation  
plan ,not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
plan for the implementation of this     
subsection4  7c7 ,internship programs   
for civilian behavioral health  7#a7    
,establishment of programs ,the         
,secretary of ,defense shall establish  
paid pre-doctoral and post-doctoral     
internship programs for the purpose of  
training clinical psychologists to work 
as covered civilian behavioral health   
providers4  7#b7 ,employment obligation 
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b71 as a condition of    
participating in an internship program  
under paragraph 7#a71 an individual     

shall enter into an agreement with the  
,secretary of ,defense pursuant to which
 the individual agrees to work on a     
full-time basis as a covered civilian   
behavioral health provider for a period 
that is at least equivalent to the      
period of participation by the          
individual in such internship program4  
7,b7 ,other terms and conditions ,an    
agreement entered into pursuant to      
subparagraph 7,a7 may include such other
 terms and conditions as the ,secretary 
of ,defense may determine necessary to  
protect the interests of the ,united    
,states or otherwise appropriate for    
purposes of this section1 including     
terms and conditions providing for      
limited exceptions from the employment  
obligation specified in such            
subparagraph4  7#c7 ,repayment  7,a7 ,in
 general ,an individual who participates
 in an internship program under         
paragraph 7#a7 and does not complete the
 employment obligation required under   
the agreement entered into pursuant to  

paragraph 7#b7 shall repay to the       
,secretary of ,defense a prorated       
portion of the cost of administering    
such program with respect to such       
individual and of any payment received  
by the individual under such program4   
7,b7 ,determination of amount ,the      
amount of any repayment required under  
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be determined by
 the ,secretary4  7#d7 ,implementation  
plan ,not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
plan for the implementation of this     
subsection4  7d7 ,retention bonuses for 
certain behavioral health providers     
7#a7 ,retention bonus ,from amounts     
available in the ,department of ,defense
 ,civilian ,workforce ,incentive ,fund  
established under section #iijb7;a77#c7 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 the 
,secretary of ,defense may pay an       
incentive payment of not more than      
#ej1jjj annually per employee to        

employees described in paragraph 7#b7   
for the purposes of retaining such      
employees4  7#b7 ,eligible recipients of
 bonus ,employees described in this     
paragraph are covered civilian          
behavioral health providers in the      
following professions3 7,a7 ,clinical   
psychologists4  7,b7 ,social workers4   
7,c7 ,counselors4  7e7 ,report on       
behavioral health workforce  7#a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall conduct
 an analysis of the behavioral health   
workforce under the direct care         
component of the ,,tricare program and  
submit to the congressional defense     
committees a report containing the      
results of such analysis4  7#b7         
,elements ,the report required under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall include1 with      
respect to the workforce specified in   
such paragraph1 the following3 7,a7 ,the
 number of positions authorized for     
military behavioral health providers    

within such workforce1 and the number of
 such positions filled1 disaggregated by
 the professions described in paragraph 
7#c74  7,b7 ,the number of positions    
authorized for civilian behavioral      
health providers within such workforce1 
and the number of such positions filled1
 disaggregated by the professions       
described in paragraph 7#c74  7,c7 ,for 
each military department1 the ratio of  
military behavioral health providers    
assigned to military medical treatment  
facilities compared to civilian         
behavioral health providers so assigned1
 disaggregated by the professions       
described in paragraph 7#c74  7,d7 ,for 
each military department1 the number of 
military behavioral health providers    
authorized to be embedded within an     
operational unit1 and the number of such
 positions filled1 disaggregated by the 
professions described in paragraph 7#c74
  7,e7 ,data on the historical demand   
for behavioral health services by       
members of the ,armed ,forces4  7,f7 ,an

 estimate of the number of health care  
providers necessary to meet the demand  
by such members for behavioral health   
services under the direct care component
 of the ,,tricare program1 disaggregated
 by provider type4  7,g7 ,an            
identification of any shortfall between 
the estimated number under subparagraph 
7,f7 and the total number of positions  
for behavioral health providers filled  
within such workforce4  7,h7 ,such other
 information as the ,secretary may      
determine appropriate4  7#c7 ,provider  
types ,the professions described in this
 paragraph are as follows3 7,a7         
,clinical psychologists4  7,b7 ,social  
workers4  7,c7 ,counselors4  7,d7 ,such 
other professions as the ,secretary may 
determine appropriate4  7f7 ,plan ,to   
address shortfalls in behavioral health 
workforce  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a plan 

to address any shortfall of the         
behavioral health workforce identified  
under subsection 7e77#b77;,g74  7#b7    
,elements ,the plan required by         
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 address1    
with respect to any shortfall of        
military behavioral health providers    
7addressed separately with respect to   
such providers assigned to military     
medical treatment facilities and such   
providers assigned to be embedded within
 operational units7-- 7i7 recruitment2  
7ii7 accession2  7iii7 retention2  7iv7 
special pay and other aspects of        
compensation2  7v7 workload2  7vi7 the  
role of the ,uniformed ,services        
,university of the ,health ,sciences and
 the ,armed ,forces ,health ,professions
 ,scholarship ,program under chapter    
#aje of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code2  7vii7 any additional authorities
 or resources necessary for the         
,secretary to increase the number of    
such providers2 and  7viii7 such other  
considerations as the ,secretary may    

consider appropriate2  7,b7 address1    
with respect to any shortfall of        
civilian behavioral health providers--  
7i7 recruitment2  7ii7 hiring2  7iii7   
retention2  7iv7 pay and benefits2  7v7 
workload2  7vi7 educational scholarship 
programs2  7vii7 any additional         
authorities or resources necessary for  
the ,secretary to increase the number of
 such providers2 and  7viii7 such other 
considerations as the ,secretary may    
consider appropriate2  7,c7 recommend   
whether the number of military          
behavioral health providers in each     
military department should be increased1
 and if so1 by how many2  7,d7 include a
 plan to expand access to behavioral    
health services under the military      
health system through the use of        
telehealth2  7,e7 include a plan by each
 military department to allocate        
additional uniformed mental health      
providers in military medical treatment 
facilities at remote installations2 and 
7,f7 assess the feasibility of hiring   

civilian mental health providers at     
remote installations to augment the     
provision of mental health care services
 by uniformed mental health providers4  
7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,armed ,forces2 congressional defense   
committees ,the terms ,armed ,forces and
 congressional defense committees have  
the meanings given those terms in       
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,behavioral health 
,the term behavioral health includes    
psychiatry1 clinical psychology1 social 
work1 counseling1 and related fields4   
7#c7 ,civilian behavioral health        
provider ,the term civilian behavioral  
health provider means a behavioral      
health provider who is a civilian       
employee of the ,department of ,defense4
  7#d7 ,cost of attendance ,the term    
cost of attendance has the meaning given
 that term in section #dgb of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgll74  7#e7 ,covered      
civilian behavioral health provider ,the

 term covered civilian behavioral health
 provider means a civilian behavioral   
health provider whose employment by the 
,secretary of ,defense involves the     
provision of behavioral health services 
at a military medical treatment         
facility4  7#f7 ,institution of higher  
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
that term in section #aja of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajja74  7#g7 ,military behavioral     
health provider ,the term military      
behavioral health provider means a      
behavioral health provider who is a     
member of the ,armed ,forces4  7#h7     
,,tricare program ,the term ,,tricare   
program has the meaning given that term 
in section #ajgb7g7 of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#i7 ,uniformed 
,services ,university of the ,health    
,sciences ,the term ,uniformed ,services
 ,university of the ,health ,sciences   
means the university established under  
section #baab of title #aj1 ,united     

,states ,code4  #f4 ,pilot program on   
safe storage of personally owned        
firearms  7a7 ,establishment ,the       
,secretary of ,defense shall establish a
 pilot program to promote the safe      
storage of personally owned firearms4   
7b7 ,voluntary participation            
,participation by members of the ,armed 
,forces in the pilot program under      
subsection 7a7 shall be on a voluntary  
basis4  7c7 ,elements ,under the pilot  
program under subsection 7a71 the       
,secretary of ,defense shall furnish to 
members of the ,armed ,forces who are   
participating in the pilot program at   
military installations selected under   
subsection 7e7 locking devices and      
firearm safes for the purpose of        
securing personally owned firearms when 
not in use 7including by directly       
providing1 subsidizing1 or otherwise    
making available such devices or safes74
  7d7 ,plan ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  

submit to the congressional defense     
committees a plan for the implementation
 of the pilot program under subsection  
7a74  7e7 ,selection of installations   
,not later than two years after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,defense shall select not 
fewer than five military installations  
at which to carry out the pilot program 
under subsection 7a74  7f7 ,duration    
,the duration of the pilot program under
 subsection 7a7 shall be for a period of
 six years4  7g7 ,report ,upon the      
termination of the pilot program under  
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall submit to the            
congressional defense committees a      
report containing the following         
information3 7#a7 ,the number and type  
of locking devices and firearm safes    
furnished to members of the ,armed      
,forces under the pilot program4  7#b7  
,the cost of carrying out the pilot     
program4  7#c7 ,an analysis of the      
effect of the pilot program on suicide  

prevention4  7#d7 ,such other           
information as the ,secretary may       
determine appropriate1 which shall      
exclude any personally identifiable     
information about participants in the   
pilot program4  7h7 ,definitions ,in    
this section1 the terms ,armed ,forces  
and congressional defense committees    
have the meanings given those terms in  
section #aja of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code4