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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4375 

To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to establish special pay 

and allowances for members of the Armed Forces assigned to cold weather operations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 9, 2022 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. SULLIVAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to establish 

special pay and allowances for members of the Armed 

Forces assigned to cold weather operations, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Don Young Arctic 

5 Warrior Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SPECIAL PAY AND ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN 

2 MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED 

3 TO COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS. 

4 (a) SPECIAL PAY.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter II of chap6 ter 5 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 

7 inserting after section 336 the following new section: 

8 ‘‘§ 337. Special pay: members of the Armed Forces as9 signed to cold weather operations 

10 ‘‘(a) SPECIAL PAY AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 

11 concerned shall pay monthly special pay (to be known as 

12 ‘arctic pay’) to a member of the Armed Forces— 

13 ‘‘(1) assigned to perform cold weather oper14 ations; or 

15 ‘‘(2) required to maintain proficiency through 

16 frequent operations in cold weather. 

17 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF PAY.—Special pay under this sec18 tion shall equal $300 per month. 

19 ‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PAY OR ALLOW20 ANCES.—Special pay under this section is in addition to 

21 any other pay or allowance to which a member is entitled. 

22 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—No special pay may be paid under 

23 this section after December 31, 2023.’’. 

24 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec25 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 


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1 by inserting after the item relating to section 336 

2 the following: 

‘‘337. Special pay: members of the armed forces assigned to cold weather operations.’’. 

3 (3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 

4 shall prescribe regulations for the payment of arctic 

5 pay under section 337 of such title, as added by 

6 paragraph (1). 

7 (b) ALLOWANCE FOR BROADBAND.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 7 of title 37, 

9 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

10 section 425 the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 426. Allowance for broadband for certain members 

12 of the Armed Forces assigned to perma13 nent duty stations in Alaska 

14 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary con15 cerned shall pay, to a member of the Armed Forces in 

16 the grade of E–5 or below who is assigned to a permanent 

17 duty station in Alaska, a monthly allowance for 

18 broadband. 

19 ‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The monthly allowance to a member 

20 under this section shall be— 

21 ‘‘(1) $125 during calendar year 2023; and 

22 ‘‘(2) in subsequent calendar years, an amount 

23 determined by the Secretary of Defense based on the 

24 difference between the average costs of unlimited 


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1 broadband plans in Alaska and in the continental 

2 United States. 

3 ‘‘(c) SUNSET.—No allowance may be paid under this 

4 section after December 31, 2028.’’. 

5 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec6 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

7 by inserting after the item relating to section 425 

8 the following: 

‘‘426. Allowance for broadband for certain members of the Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty stations in Alaska.’’. 

9 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 426 of such 

10 title, as added by paragraph (1), shall take effect on 

11 the day the Secretary of Defense prescribes regula12 tions under paragraph (4). 

13 (4) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry 

16 out section 426 of such title, as added by paragraph 

17 (1). 

18 (5) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 

19 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 

20 Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

21 the House of Representatives a report containing— 

22 (A) the evaluation of the Secretary of the 

23 allowance under section 426 of such title, as 

24 added by paragraph (1); and 


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1 (B) any recommendation of the Secretary 

2 regarding whether such allowance should be 

3 amended, extended, or made permanent. 

4 (c) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE.— 

5 (1) ENTITLEMENT.—Not later than 90 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of Defense shall prescribe regulations and 

8 guidance that entitle a member of the Armed Forces 

9 in the grade of E–5 or below who is assigned to a 

10 permanent duty station in Alaska to a one-time al11 lowance for air travel for the member and depend12 ents of such member. 

13 (2) AMOUNTS.— 

14 (A) TRAVEL TO PERMANENT RESI15 DENCE.—If the air travel for which an allow16 ance under paragraph (1) is paid to a member 

17 is to the permanent residence of the member, 

18 the amount of the allowance shall equal the 

19 total costs of such air travel. 

20 (B) TRAVEL TO OTHER DESTINATIONS.— 

21 If the air travel for which an allowance under 

22 paragraph (1) is paid to a member is to a des23 tination in the United States other than the 

24 permanent residence of the member, the 


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1 amount of the allowance shall be equal to the 

2 lesser of the following: 

3 (i) The rate for such air travel under 

4 the City Pair Program of the General 

5 Services Administration (or successor pro6 gram) in effect at the time of such air 

7 travel. 

8 (ii) The actual costs of such air travel. 

9 (3) TIMING.—Air travel for which an allowance 

10 under paragraph (1) is paid to a member may not 

11 commence later than 30 months after the member is 

12 assigned to a permanent duty station in Alaska. 

13 (4) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—The Sec14 retary concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 

15 37, United States Code) may authorize an additional 

16 allowance for a member who has used the allowance 

17 to which such member is entitled under paragraph 

18 (1). 

19 SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM ON CAR SHARING ON REMOTE 

20 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

23 Defense shall seek to carry out a pilot program to allow 

24 car sharing at military installations in Alaska. 


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1 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—To carry out a pilot pro2 gram under this section, the Secretary shall take steps in3 cluding the following: 

4 (1) Seek to enter into an agreement with an en5 tity that— 

6 (A) provides car sharing services; and 

7 (B) is capable of serving all military instal8 lations in Alaska. 

9 (2) Provide to members assigned to such instal10 lations the resources the Secretary determines nec11 essary to participate in such pilot program. 

12 (3) Promote such pilot program to such mem13 bers. 

14 (c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 90 

15 days after the date the Secretary enters into an agreement 

16 under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to the 

17 congressional defense committees a plan to carry out the 

18 pilot program. 

19 (d) DURATION.—A pilot program under this section 

20 shall terminate two years after the Secretary commences 

21 such pilot program. 

22 (e) REPORT.—Upon the termination of a pilot pro23 gram under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 

24 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

25 containing the following information: 


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1 (1) The number of individuals who used car 

2 sharing services offered pursuant to the pilot pro3 gram. 

4 (2) The cost to the United States of the pilot 

5 program. 

6 (3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot pro7 gram on mental health and community connected8 ness of members described in subsection (b)(2). 

9 (4) Other information the Secretary determines 

10 appropriate. 

11 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 

13 The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ has 

14 the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of 

15 title 10, United States Code. 

16 (2) MILITARY INSTALLATION.—The term ‘‘mili17 tary installation’’ has the meaning given that term 

18 in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION REGARDING LICENSURE REQUIRE20 MENTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-MEDICAL 

21 COUNSELING SERVICES BY CERTAIN 

22 HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

23 Section 1094 of title 10, United States Code is 

24 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ2 ing by providing non-medical counseling services in 

3 connection with such practice,’’ after ‘‘the health 

4 profession or professions of the health-care profes5 sional’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

7 following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(3) The term ‘non-medical counseling’— 

9 ‘‘(A) means short-term, non-therapeutic 

10 counseling that is not an appropriate substitute 

11 for individuals in need of clinical therapy; and 

12 ‘‘(B) includes counseling that is supportive 

13 in nature and addresses issues such as general 

14 conditions of living, life skills, improving rela15 tionships at home and at work, stress manage16 ment, adjustment issues (such as those related 

17 to returning from a deployment), marital prob18 lems, parenting, and grief and loss.’’. 

19 SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL 

20 HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE UNDER MILITARY 

21 HEALTH SYSTEM. 

22 (a) EXPANSION OF CERTAIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

23 PROGRAMS AT THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY

24 OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.— 


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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRADUATE PRO2 GRAMS.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 

3 graduate degree-granting programs in counseling 

4 and social work at the Uniformed Services Univer5 sity of the Health Sciences. 

6 (2) EXPANSION OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

7 GRADUATE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense 

8 shall take such steps as may be necessary to expand 

9 the clinical psychology graduate program of the Uni10 formed Services University of the Health Sciences. 

11 (3) POST-AWARD EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION.— 

12 (A) AGREEMENT WITH SECRETARY.—Sub13 ject to subparagraph (B), as a condition of en14 rolling in a degree-granting program in clinical 

15 psychology, social work, or counseling at the 

16 Uniformed Services University of the Health 

17 Sciences, a civilian student shall enter into an 

18 agreement with the Secretary of Defense pursu19 ant to which the student agrees that, if the stu20 dent does not become a member of a uniformed 

21 service upon graduating such program, the stu22 dent shall work on a full-time basis as a covered 

23 civilian behavioral health provider for a period 

24 that is at least equivalent to the period during 


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1 which the student was enrolled in such pro2 gram. 

3 (B) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An 

4 agreement entered into pursuant to subpara5 graph (A) may include such other terms and 

6 conditions as the Secretary of Defense may de7 termine necessary to protect the interests of the 

8 United States or otherwise appropriate for pur9 poses of this section, including terms and condi10 tions providing for limited exceptions from the 

11 employment obligation specified in such sub12 paragraph. 

13 (C) REPAYMENT.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—A civilian graduate 

15 who does not complete the employment ob16 ligation required under the agreement en17 tered into pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

18 shall repay to the Secretary of Defense a 

19 prorated portion of the cost of attendance 

20 in the program described in such subpara21 graph that are paid by the Secretary on 

22 behalf of the civilian graduate. 

23 (ii) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.— 

24 The amount of any repayment required 


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1 under clause (i) shall be determined by the 

2 Secretary. 

3 (D) APPLICABILITY.—This paragraph shall 

4 apply to civilian students who enroll in the first 

5 year of a degree-granting program in clinical 

6 psychology, social work, or counseling at the 

7 Uniformed Services University of the Health 

8 Sciences on or after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act. 

10 (4) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

13 Secretary shall submit to the congressional de14 fense committees a plan for the implementation 

15 of this subsection. 

16 (B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by 

17 subparagraph (A) shall include— 

18 (i) a determination as to the resources 

19 for personnel and facilities required for the 

20 implementation of this subsection; 

21 (ii) estimated timelines for such im22 plementation; and 

23 (iii) a projection of the number of 

24 graduates from the programs specified in 


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1 paragraph (1) upon the completion of such 

2 implementation. 

3 (b) SCHOLARSHIP-FOR-SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CI4 VILIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 

6 two years after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pro8 gram under which— 

9 (A) the Secretary may provide— 

10 (i) direct grants to cover tuition, fees, 

11 living expenses, and any other cost of at12 tendance at an institution of higher edu13 cation to an individual enrolled in a pro14 gram of study leading to a graduate degree 

15 in clinical psychology, social work, coun16 seling, or a related field (as determined by 

17 the Secretary); and 

18 (ii) student loan repayment assistance 

19 to a credentialed behavioral health provider 

20 who has a graduate degree in clinical psy21 chology, social work, counseling, or a re22 lated field (as determined by the Sec23 retary); and 

24 (B) in exchange for such assistance, the 

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1 vilian behavioral health provider in accordance 

2 with paragraph (2). 

3 (2) POST-AWARD EMPLOYMENT OBLIGA4 TIONS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara6 graph (B), as a condition of receiving assistance 

7 under paragraph (1), the recipient of such as8 sistance shall enter into an agreement with the 

9 Secretary of Defense pursuant to which the re10 cipient agrees to work on a full-time basis as a 

11 covered civilian behavioral health provider for a 

12 period that is at least equivalent to the period 

13 during which the recipient received assistance 

14 under such paragraph. 

15 (B) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An 

16 agreement entered into pursuant to subpara17 graph (A) may include such other terms and 

18 conditions as the Secretary of Defense may de19 termine necessary to protect the interests of the 

20 United States or otherwise appropriate for pur21 poses of this section, including terms and condi22 tions providing for limited exceptions from the 

23 post-award employment obligation specified in 

24 such subparagraph. 

25 (3) REPAYMENT.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—An individual who re2 ceives assistance under paragraph (1) and does 

3 not complete the employment obligation re4 quired under the agreement entered into pursu5 ant to paragraph (2) shall repay to the Sec6 retary of Defense a prorated portion of the fi7 nancial assistance received by the individual 

8 under paragraph (1). 

9 (B) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—The 

10 amount of any repayment required under sub11 paragraph (A) shall be determined by the Sec12 retary. 

13 (4) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

14 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

15 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con16 gressional defense committees a plan for the imple17 mentation of this subsection. 

18 (c) INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR CIVILIAN BEHAV19 IORAL HEALTH.— 

20 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.—The Sec21 retary of Defense shall establish paid pre-doctoral 

22 and post-doctoral internship programs for the pur23 pose of training clinical psychologists to work as cov24 ered civilian behavioral health providers. 

25 (2) EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATION.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), as a condition of participating in an 

3 internship program under paragraph (1), an in4 dividual shall enter into an agreement with the 

5 Secretary of Defense pursuant to which the in6 dividual agrees to work on a full-time basis as 

7 a covered civilian behavioral health provider for 

8 a period that is at least equivalent to the period 

9 of participation by the individual in such intern10 ship program. 

11 (B) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An 

12 agreement entered into pursuant to subpara13 graph (A) may include such other terms and 

14 conditions as the Secretary of Defense may de15 termine necessary to protect the interests of the 

16 United States or otherwise appropriate for pur17 poses of this section, including terms and condi18 tions providing for limited exceptions from the 

19 employment obligation specified in such sub20 paragraph. 

21 (3) REPAYMENT.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—An individual who par23 ticipates in an internship program under para24 graph (1) and does not complete the employ25 ment obligation required under the agreement 


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1 entered into pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 

2 repay to the Secretary of Defense a prorated 

3 portion of the cost of administering such pro4 gram with respect to such individual and of any 

5 payment received by the individual under such 

6 program. 

7 (B) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—The 

8 amount of any repayment required under sub9 paragraph (A) shall be determined by the Sec10 retary. 

11 (4) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 

12 one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

13 the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con14 gressional defense committees a plan for the imple15 mentation of this subsection. 

16 (d) RETENTION BONUSES FOR CERTAIN BEHAV17 IORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.— 

18 (1) RETENTION BONUS.—From amounts avail19 able in the Department of Defense Civilian Work20 force Incentive Fund established under section 

21 9902(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, the Sec22 retary of Defense may pay an incentive payment of 

23 not more than $50,000 annually per employee to 

24 employees described in paragraph (2) for the pur25 poses of retaining such employees. 


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1 (2) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF BONUS.—Em2 ployees described in this paragraph are covered civil3 ian behavioral health providers in the following pro4 fessions: 

5 (A) Clinical psychologists. 

6 (B) Social workers. 

7 (C) Counselors. 

8 (e) REPORT ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORK9 FORCE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

11 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Defense shall conduct an analysis of the behav13 ioral health workforce under the direct care compo14 nent of the TRICARE program and submit to the 

15 congressional defense committees a report containing 

16 the results of such analysis. 

17 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 

18 paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the 

19 workforce specified in such paragraph, the following: 

20 (A) The number of positions authorized for 

21 military behavioral health providers within such 

22 workforce, and the number of such positions 

23 filled, disaggregated by the professions de24 scribed in paragraph (3). 


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1 (B) The number of positions authorized for 

2 civilian behavioral health providers within such 

3 workforce, and the number of such positions 

4 filled, disaggregated by the professions de5 scribed in paragraph (3). 

6 (C) For each military department, the 

7 ratio of military behavioral health providers as8 signed to military medical treatment facilities 

9 compared to civilian behavioral health providers 

10 so assigned, disaggregated by the professions 

11 described in paragraph (3). 

12 (D) For each military department, the 

13 number of military behavioral health providers 

14 authorized to be embedded within an oper15 ational unit, and the number of such positions 

16 filled, disaggregated by the professions de17 scribed in paragraph (3). 

18 (E) Data on the historical demand for be19 havioral health services by members of the 

20 Armed Forces. 

21 (F) An estimate of the number of health 

22 care providers necessary to meet the demand by 

23 such members for behavioral health services 

24 under the direct care component of the 


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1 TRICARE program, disaggregated by provider 

2 type. 

3 (G) An identification of any shortfall be4 tween the estimated number under subpara5 graph (F) and the total number of positions for 

6 behavioral health providers filled within such 

7 workforce. 

8 (H) Such other information as the Sec9 retary may determine appropriate. 

10 (3) PROVIDER TYPES.—The professions de11 scribed in this paragraph are as follows: 

12 (A) Clinical psychologists. 

13 (B) Social workers. 

14 (C) Counselors. 

15 (D) Such other professions as the Sec16 retary may determine appropriate. 

17 (f) PLAN TO ADDRESS SHORTFALLS IN BEHAVIORAL

18 HEALTH WORKFORCE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

22 defense committees a plan to address any shortfall 

23 of the behavioral health workforce identified under 

24 subsection (e)(2)(G). 


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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para2 graph (1) shall— 

3 (A) address, with respect to any shortfall 

4 of military behavioral health providers (ad5 dressed separately with respect to such pro6 viders assigned to military medical treatment 

7 facilities and such providers assigned to be em8 bedded within operational units)— 

9 (i) recruitment; 

10 (ii) accession; 

11 (iii) retention; 

12 (iv) special pay and other aspects of 

13 compensation; 

14 (v) workload; 

15 (vi) the role of the Uniformed Services 

16 University of the Health Sciences and the 

17 Armed Forces Health Professions Scholar18 ship Program under chapter 105 of title 

19 10, United States Code; 

20 (vii) any additional authorities or re21 sources necessary for the Secretary to in22 crease the number of such providers; and 

23 (viii) such other considerations as the 

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1 (B) address, with respect to any shortfall 

2 of civilian behavioral health providers— 

3 (i) recruitment; 

4 (ii) hiring; 

5 (iii) retention; 

6 (iv) pay and benefits; 

7 (v) workload; 

8 (vi) educational scholarship programs; 

9 (vii) any additional authorities or re10 sources necessary for the Secretary to in11 crease the number of such providers; and 

12 (viii) such other considerations as the 

13 Secretary may consider appropriate; 

14 (C) recommend whether the number of 

15 military behavioral health providers in each 

16 military department should be increased, and if 

17 so, by how many; 

18 (D) include a plan to expand access to be19 havioral health services under the military 

20 health system through the use of telehealth; 

21 (E) include a plan by each military depart22 ment to allocate additional uniformed mental 

23 health providers in military medical treatment 

24 facilities at remote installations; and 


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1 (F) assess the feasibility of hiring civilian 

2 mental health providers at remote installations 

3 to augment the provision of mental health care 

4 services by uniformed mental health providers. 

5 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) ARMED FORCES; CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE

7 COMMITTEES.—The terms ‘‘Armed Forces’’ and 

8 ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ have the mean9 ings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, 

10 United States Code. 

11 (2) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.—The term ‘‘behav12 ioral health’’ includes psychiatry, clinical psychology, 

13 social work, counseling, and related fields. 

14 (3) CIVILIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRO15 VIDER.—The term ‘‘civilian behavioral health pro16 vider’’ means a behavioral health provider who is a 

17 civilian employee of the Department of Defense. 

18 (4) COST OF ATTENDANCE.—The term ‘‘cost of 

19 attendance’’ has the meaning given that term in sec20 tion 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

21 U.S.C. 1087ll). 

22 (5) COVERED CIVILIAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

23 PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘covered civilian behavioral 

24 health provider’’ means a civilian behavioral health 

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1 fense involves the provision of behavioral health serv2 ices at a military medical treatment facility. 

3 (6) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

4 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

5 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High6 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

7 (7) MILITARY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PRO8 VIDER.—The term ‘‘military behavioral health pro9 vider’’ means a behavioral health provider who is a 

10 member of the Armed Forces. 

11 (8) TRICARE PROGRAM.—The term 

12 ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the meaning given that 

13 term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States 

14 Code. 

15 (9) UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE

16 HEALTH SCIENCES.—The term ‘‘Uniformed Services 

17 University of the Health Sciences’’ means the uni18 versity established under section 2112 of title 10, 

19 United States Code. 

20 SEC. 6. PILOT PROGRAM ON SAFE STORAGE OF PERSON21 ALLY OWNED FIREARMS. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

23 shall establish a pilot program to promote the safe storage 

24 of personally owned firearms. 


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1 (b) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—Participation by 

2 members of the Armed Forces in the pilot program under 

3 subsection (a) shall be on a voluntary basis. 

4 (c) ELEMENTS.—Under the pilot program under sub5 section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to mem6 bers of the Armed Forces who are participating in the 

7 pilot program at military installations selected under sub8 section (e) locking devices and firearm safes for the pur9 pose of securing personally owned firearms when not in 

10 use (including by directly providing, subsidizing, or other11 wise making available such devices or safes). 

12 (d) PLAN.—Not later than one year after the date 

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

14 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

15 plan for the implementation of the pilot program under 

16 subsection (a). 

17 (e) SELECTION OF INSTALLATIONS.—Not later than 

18 two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than five mili20 tary installations at which to carry out the pilot program 

21 under subsection (a). 

22 (f) DURATION.—The duration of the pilot program 

23 under subsection (a) shall be for a period of six years. 

24 (g) REPORT.—Upon the termination of the pilot pro25 gram under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 


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1 submit to the congressional defense committees a report 

2 containing the following information: 

3 (1) The number and type of locking devices and 

4 firearm safes furnished to members of the Armed 

5 Forces under the pilot program. 

6 (2) The cost of carrying out the pilot program. 

7 (3) An analysis of the effect of the pilot pro8 gram on suicide prevention. 

9 (4) Such other information as the Secretary 

10 may determine appropriate, which shall exclude any 

11 personally identifiable information about partici12 pants in the pilot program. 

13 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 

14 ‘‘Armed Forces’’ and ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ 

15 have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 

16 10, United States Code. 

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