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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3658 
To require policies and programs to prevent and treat gambling disorder 
among members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2019 
Mrs. LEE of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require policies and programs to prevent and treat gam-
bling disorder among members of the Armed Forces and 
their dependents, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gambling Addiction 
Prevention Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLI-
CIES AND PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND 
TREAT GAMBLING DISORDER AMONG MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DE-
PENDENTS. 
(a) POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop and implement policies and programs 
on prevention, education, and treatment of gambling 
disorder and integrate gambling disorder into exist-
ing mental health and substance use disorder pro-
grams. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall de-
velop the policies and programs described in para-
graph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(b) EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROMOTION OF 
RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out policies and 
programs developed and implemented under sub-
section (a)(1), if the Secretary hosts or provides 
gambling activities at a morale, welfare, and recre-
ation facility of the Department of Defense, the Sec-
retary shall, at that facility— 
(A) provide— 
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(i) educational materials and a list of 
resources to assist and empower members 
of the Armed Forces to identify the risks 
of gambling; and 
(ii) a list of resources and informa-
tional material on where such members can 
seek help if they develop gambling dis-
order; and 
(B) implement measures that encourage 
responsible behavior consistent with measures 
authorized and required by commercial and 
tribal gaming regulators in the United States. 
(2) FUNDING
OF
MEASURES.—The Secretary 
shall fund measures implemented under paragraph 
(1)(B) through the use of proceeds generated by 
gambling activities at morale, welfare, and recreation 
facilities of the Department. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on efforts 
undertaken under this section. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 3. UPDATE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGULA-
TIONS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND OTHER GUID-
ANCE TO INCLUDE GAMBLING DISORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
departments, shall update all regulations, instructions, 
and other guidance of the Department of Defense and the 
military departments with respect to behavioral health to 
explicitly include gambling disorder. 
(b) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘military departments’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(8) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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