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To direct the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to establish an occupational research program on mental health.

To direct the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to establish an occupational research program on mental health. 1. Occupational research program on mental health (a) In general The Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (in this section referred to as the Institute (1) traumatic grief resulting from COVID–19-related death or injury in the workplace; (2) conditions of employment or places of employment, including consecutive shifts, increases in shift duration, changes in workplace protocols, or increases in workloads and demands due to insufficient resources, which can result in fatal, near-fatal, or other serious occupational injuries or illnesses; or (3) workplace violence or other physical and psychological hazards that contribute to worker injury or illness on the job, including poor mental health outcomes among workers. (b) Best practices and recommendations As part of the research program established under this section, the Director shall develop best practices or recommendations for organizational-level workplace interventions and support services that would both prevent worker injury or illness and reduce the risk of such adverse mental health outcomes among frontline, essential, and other affected workers across all industries and occupations, including wraparound services, mental health awareness initiatives, workplace stress prevention programs, and training programs to promote work-related stress prevention and reduction and organizational resilience, to include specific strategies for preventing burnout among workers. (c) Additional support As part of such research program, the Director shall also coordinate and support efforts through other research programs carried out by the Institute, including the Institute’s Total Worker Health program, to develop comprehensive, evidence-informed approaches to support mental and behavioral health as a part of worker wellbeing and related occupational safety and health programs. (d) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall— (1) report to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the extent to which best practices or recommendations developed pursuant to subsection (b) have been adopted by relevant stakeholders; and (2) engage in education and outreach activities with employers, health care providers, nonprofit organizations, workers, labor organizations, and related stakeholders to support such adoption. (e) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025.

Summary: This bill requires the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to carry out a research program to develop recommendations for supporting workers who are exposed to and affected by workplace stressors that contribute to adverse mental health outcomes.
RICE Act

To provide for improved access to group health plan and health insurance coverage summary of benefits and coverage explanation, require a joint report by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Treasury, and Labor relating to summaries of benefits and coverage, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Readable Insurance Coverage Explanations Act RICE Act 2. Improved access to group health plan and health insurance coverage summary of benefits and coverage explanation (a) In general Section 2715(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–15(d) (5) Machine readable submission and public posting (A) Annual submission Not later than for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, each entity described in paragraph (3) shall annually submit to the Secretary the summaries of benefits and coverage described in paragraph (1), with respect to such entity, in a machine-readable file (as defined in section 147.210(a)(2)(xiv) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation). (B) Public Posting Not later than 60 days after the date of submission of summaries of benefits and coverage pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make the summaries of benefits and coverage available on a public Federal Government website. . (b) Joint report by Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury shall jointly conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, containing— (1) the extent to which summaries of benefits and coverage described in section 2715(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–15(d)(1) 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 (2) recommendations for improving such access and comprehension. (c) Implementation by Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury may implement the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section through interim final rule, sub-regulatory guidance, program instruction, or otherwise.

Summary: Readable Insurance Coverage Explanations Act or the RICE Act This bill requires health insurance plans to annually submit, in a machine-readable file, a summary of benefits and coverage under the plan to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS must publish the summaries online.
Access to Mental Health Services Act

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public outreach campaign to inform individuals covered under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage of Federal requirements relating to mental health and substance use disorder crisis services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Mental Health Services Act 2. Outreach and report on access to mental health and substance use disorder crisis services under group health plans and health insurance coverage (a) Outreach Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury shall initiate a joint public outreach campaign to inform individuals covered under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage (as such terms are defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 (b) Report Not later than January 1, 2024, the Secretaries of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury shall submit to Congress a joint report on— (1) coverage of mental health and substance use disorder crisis services under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage, including— (A) which mental health and substance use disorder services are covered as crisis services; (B) the type of health care providers furnishing such services; and (C) common reimbursement approaches and billing codes used with respect to such services; (2) barriers to individuals covered under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage accessing mental health and substance use disorder crisis services, including geographic barriers and barriers caused by a limited availability of such mental health and substance use disorder crisis services in certain service areas; and (3) issues relating to unexpected bills such individuals may receive after being furnished such services in certain service settings. (c) Funding In addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, there is appropriated $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of carrying out this section.

Summary: Access to Mental Health Services Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), jointly with other relevant agencies, to conduct outreach about the federal requirements relating to the availability of, and limitations for, coverage of mental health and substance use disorder crisis services under private health insurance plans. HHS also must report about the coverage of such services under private insurance plans, including what services are covered, the types of providers furnishing the services, and common reimbursement approaches.
To establish a pilot program on research and development of plant-based protein for the Navy, and for other purposes.

To establish a pilot program on research and development of plant-based protein for the Navy, and for other purposes. 1. Pilot program on research and development of plant-based protein for the Navy (a) Establishment Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Navy shall establish and carry out a pilot program to offer plant-based protein options at forward operating bases should this be naval facilities (b) Locations Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary shall identify not fewer than two naval facilities to participate in the pilot program and shall prioritize facilities (such as Joint Region Marianas, Guam, Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, and U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan) where livestock-based protein options may be costly to obtain or store. (c) Authorities In establishing and carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may use the following authorities: (1) The authority to carry out research and development projects under section 4001 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants under section 4021 of such title. (3) The authority to enter into cooperative research and development agreements under section 4026 of such title. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent offering livestock-based protein options alongside plant-based protein options at naval facilities identified under subsection (b). (e) Termination The requirement to carry out the pilot program established under this section shall terminate three years after the date on which the Secretary establishes the pilot program required under this section. (f) Report Not later than one year after the termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the following: (1) The consumption rate of plant-based protein options by members of the Navy under the pilot program suggest at forward operating bases/naval facilities participating in the pilot program (2) Effective criteria to increase plant-based protein options at naval facilities not identified under subsection (b). (3) An analysis of the costs of obtaining and storing plant-based protein options compared to the costs of obtaining and storing livestock-based protein options at selected naval facilities selected how? by whom? Is the intent that these facilities are different from those identified under subsection (b)? (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (2) Plant-based protein options The term plant-based protein options

Summary: This bill requires the Department of the Navy to implement a three-year pilot program to offer plant-based protein options at not fewer than two naval facilities, prioritizing facilities where livestock-based protein options may be costly to obtain or store.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the national security strategy for national technology and industrial base to provide for the research and development of sustainable and secure food sources.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the national security strategy for national technology and industrial base to provide for the research and development of sustainable and secure food sources. 1. Modification of national security strategy for national technology and industrial base Section 4811(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Providing for the research and development of sustainable and secure food sources, including food innovation and alternative protein development, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. .

Summary: This bill requires that the Department of Defense's national security strategy for the national technology and industrial base includes objectives to provide for the research and development of sustainable and secure food sources (e.g., alternative protein development).
To require the Secretary of Defense to include additional elements in the plan and report on reduction of reliance on services, supplies, or materials from covered countries, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Defense to include additional elements in the plan and report on reduction of reliance on services, supplies, or materials from covered countries, and for other purposes. 1. Update to plan and report on reduction of reliance on services, supplies, or materials from covered countries Section 847 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 10 U.S.C. 4811 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: The report shall— (1) identify the services, supplies, or materials described in subsection (a) that are necessary to meet critical defense requirements in the event of a crisis or conflict; (2) assess the priority of such services, supplies, and materials; and (3) provide options for reducing the reliance of the United States on services, supplies, or materials obtained from sources located in geographic areas controlled by covered countries. ; (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsections: (c) Biennial review (1) In general Not later than two years after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the report required under subsection (b), and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall review and update the plan required under subsection (a) to ensure that the plan continues to accomplish the goals described in such subsection. (2) Report (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the Secretary of Defense completes a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on such review, including— (i) a description of the steps taken to implement the plan required under subsection (a); (ii) a description of, and explanation for, any updates made to such plan under paragraph (1); and (iii) an updated assessment of the priority of the services, supplies, or materials described in subsection (a) that are necessary to meet critical defense requirements in the event of a crisis or conflict. (B) Sunset This paragraph shall terminate on the date that is six years after the date on which the Secretary submits the first report required under subparagraph (A). (d) Report form The reports required under subsections (b) and (c)(2) shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. .

Summary: This bill updates the planning and reporting requirements related to reducing reliance on services, supplies, or materials obtained from covered countries (i.e., North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran). Specifically, the Department of Defense must submit a report describing the plan to reduce such reliance that includes specified elements and must review and update the plan every two years.
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on congressional increases to the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on congressional increases to the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. 1. Report on congressional increases to Department of Defense budget (a) In general At the same time that the President submits the budget to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the programs and activities of the Department of Defense for which a covered Act provided funding, through an authorization of appropriations or an appropriation, in an amount that exceeded the amount requested for such program or activity in the budget for the Department of Defense submitted to Congress by the President for fiscal year 2023. (b) Contents of report The report required by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) An identification of any program or activity funded through a covered Act for which the budget for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 indicated— (A) divestment, either entirely or in part; or (B) a request for zero or for a reduced number of units. (2) An identification of any program or activity funded through a covered Act in an amount that exceeded the amount requested in the budget for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 by $20,000,000 or more, and the total amount of excess funding provided for such programs and activities expressed as a percentage of the total amount of funding provided for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023. (3) For each program or activity identified under paragraph (1) or (2), an assessment of whether and how the program or activity does or does not meet requirements in support of the priorities articulated in the 2022 national defense strategy. (c) Public availability The report required by subsection (a) shall be made publicly available on the website of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term congressional defense committees (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) The term covered Act

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit, at the same time the President submits the budget to Congress, a report containing specified elements on the programs and activities of DOD that received funding through the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2023 or the Defense Appropriations Act, FY2023, in an amount that exceeded the amount requested for the activity or program in the budget submitted by the President for FY2023.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to consult with the congressional defense committees in the preparation of the national defense strategy. 1. Consultation of congressional defense committees in preparation of national defense strategy Section 113(g)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph (D): (D) In addressing the matters referred to in subparagraph (B)(i) and (ii), the Secretary may seek the advice and views of the congressional defense committees, through the Chair and Ranking Members of the congressional defense committees. The congressional defense committees, through the Chair and Ranking Member of the congressional defense committees, may submit their advice and views to the Secretary in writing. Any such written views shall be published as an annex to the national defense strategy. .

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD), in addressing specified elements of the national defense strategy (i.e., priority missions and the assumed strategic environment), to seek the advice and views of the congressional defense committees, through the chair and ranking members of the committees. Any advice and views may be submitted to DOD in writing and must be published as an annex to the national defense strategy.
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to assess the efforts of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the National Defense Stockpile, and for other purposes.

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to assess the efforts of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the National Defense Stockpile, and for other purposes. 1. National defense stockpile assessment (a) In general Not later than April 1, 2023, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report assessing the efforts of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the National Defense Stockpile, including— (1) the assumptions used by the Secretary to make the recommendations with respect to the requirements of the National Defense Stockpile in the most recent report submitted under section 14 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ( 50 U.S.C. 98h–5 (2) the extent to which the Secretary has assessed whether the reserves of strategic and critical materials that are contained in the National Defense Stockpile reduce the dependence of the United States on foreign sources or single sources for supplies of such strategic and critical materials in times of national emergency; (3) the risks identified by the Secretary of Defense arising from insufficient reserves of certain strategic and critical materials in the National Defense Stockpile; and (4) recommendations for improvements with respect to the items described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3). (b) Briefing Not later than April 30, 2023, the Comptroller General shall provide to the Committee On Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing on the findings and recommendations of the report required by subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) National emergency The term national emergency 50 U.S.C. 98h–3 (2) Strategic and critical material The term strategic and critical materials 50 U.S.C. 98b(a)

Summary: This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to the National Defense Stockpile. The GAO must also provide a briefing on the findings and recommendations of the report.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a preference for domestically manufactured or produced food for military working dogs, and for other purposes.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish a preference for domestically manufactured or produced food for military working dogs, and for other purposes. 1. Preference for domestic foods for military working dogs (a) In general Chapter 287 3906. Preference for domestic foods for military working dogs With respect to the acquisition of food for military working dogs by the Defense Logistics Agency, the Director of the Defense Logistic Agency shall give a preference for the acquisition of food that is manufactured or produced— (1) in the United States; (2) by an entity that is based in the United States; and (3) using only ingredients and materials that are grown, mined, manufactured, or produced in the United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of chapters for chapter 287 3906. Preference for domestic foods for military working dogs. .

Summary: This bill requires the Defense Logistics Agency within the Department of Defense to give preference for the acquisition of food for military working dogs that is manufactured or produced in the United States by an entity that is based in the United States using only ingredients and materials that are grown, mined, manufactured, or produced in the United States.