Sec. 773. Certification program in provision of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military families
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the President of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, shall develop a curriculum and certification program to provide civilian mental health professionals and students in mental health-related disciplines with the specialized knowledge and skills necessary to address the unique mental health needs of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military families. Not later than 90 days after completing the development of the curriculum and certification program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall implement such curriculum and certification program in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
The Secretary of Defense may disseminate best practices based on the curriculum and certification program developed and implemented under this section to other institutions of higher education. The authority to carry out the curriculum and certification program under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later than 180 days after the termination date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the results of the curriculum and certification program developed and implemented under this section.
In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).
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Sec. 773
Certification program in provision of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and military families
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