,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,ossoff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a     
report on military health care referral 
policies4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,servicemember      
,mental ,health ,support ,act of #bjbc4 
#b4 ,report on military mental health   
care referral policies  7a7 ,report ,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  
report-- 7#a7 detailing the mental      
health care referral policies of the    
,armed ,forces2 and  7#b7 the impact of 
removing primary care referral          
requirements for outpatient mental      
health care on-- 7,a7 military          
readiness2  7,b7 the uptake of          
outpatient mental health care services  

by members of the ,armed ,forces2 and   
7,c7 suicide prevention4  7b7           
,recommendations ,the report required by
 subsection 7a7 shall include           
recommendations and legislative         
proposals-- 7#a7 to improve resources   
and access for outpatient mental health 
care services by members of the ,armed  
,forces2  7#b7 to encourage the uptake  
of such services by such members2 and   
7#c7 to maintain military readiness4