,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #def  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,s9ema 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,sullivan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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$ical c\nsel+ s]vices =
 milit>y families  7a7 ,non-,m$ical     
c\nsel+ s]vices ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law1 a m5tal heal?          
pr(essional describ$ 9 subsection 7b7   
may provide non-m$ical c\nsel+ s]vices  
to milit>y families at any location 9 a 
,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or a     
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$       
,/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$]al duties ( ! provid]4   
7b7 ,cov]$ m5tal heal? pr(essionals ,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-- 7,a7 issu$
 by a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or 
a t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7,b7 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    
subsection 7a74