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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 1735 (EAS) — 114 HR 1735 EAS: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 · Sec. 740

Sec. 740. Comptroller General study on gambling and problem gambling behavior among members of the Armed Forces

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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on gaming facilities at military installations and problem gambling among members of the Armed Forces. The study conducted under subsection
(a)shall include the following: With respect to gaming facilities at military installations, disaggregated by each branch of the Armed Forces— the number, type, and location of such gaming facilities; the total amount of cash flow through such gaming facilities; and the amount of revenue generated by such gaming facilities for morale, welfare, and recreation programs of the Department of Defense. An assessment of the prevalence of and particular risks for problem gambling among members of the Armed Forces, including such recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the Department to address problem gambling as the Secretary considers appropriate. An assessment of the ability and capacity of military health care personnel to adequately diagnose and provide dedicated treatment for problem gambling, including— a comparison of treatment programs of the Department for alcohol abuse, illegal substance abuse, and tobacco addiction with treatment programs of the Department for problem gambling; and an assessment of whether additional training for military health care personnel on providing treatment for problem gambling would be beneficial. An assessment of the financial counseling and related services that are available to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents who are impacted by problem gambling. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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