,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #def  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ae1      
#bjbc,ms4 ,sinema 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 title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize non-medical 
counseling services1 provided by certain
 mental health professionals1 to        
military families4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,comforting ,our ,military ,families    
through ,on-base or ,remote ,treatment  
,act or the ,,comfort ,act4  #b4        
,non-medical counseling services for    
military families  7a7 ,non-,medical    
counseling services ,notwithstanding any
 other provision of law1 a mental health
 professional described in subsection   
7b7 may provide non-medical counseling  
services to military families at any    
location in a ,state1 the ,district of  
,columbia1 or a territory or possession 

of the ,united ,states1 without regard  
to where the provider or recipient of   
such services is located1 if the        
provision of such services is within the
 scope of the authorized ,federal duties
 of the provider4  7b7 ,covered mental  
health professionals ,a mental health   
professional described in this          
subsection is a person who is-- 7#a7 a  
currently licensed or certified mental  
health care provider who holds an       
unrestricted license or certification   
that is-- 7,a7 issued by a ,state1 the  
,district of ,columbia1 or a territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states2   
and  7,b7 recognized by the ,secretary  
of ,defense2  7#b7 a member of the      
uniformed services1 a civilian employee 
of the ,department of ,defense1 or a    
contractor designated by the ,secretary2
 and  7#c7 performing authorized duties 
for the ,department of ,defense under a 
program or activity referred to in      
subsection 7a74