Sec. 159. Expansion of access to counseling
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 5 additional behavioral health specialists, in addition to the personnel required under section 11412(a) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 ( 14 U.S.C. 504 note). The Commandant shall ensure that not fewer than 35 percent of behavioral health specialists required to be deployed under subsection
(a)have experience in— behavioral health care related to military sexual trauma; and behavioral health care for the purpose of supporting members of the Coast Guard with needs for mental health care and counseling services for post-traumatic stress disorder and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma. The support provided by the behavioral health specialists hired pursuant to subsection (a)— may include care delivered via telemedicine; and shall be made widely available to members of the Coast Guard. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives if the Coast Guard has not completed hiring, training, and deploying— the personnel referred to in subsections
(a)and (b); and the personnel required under section 11412(a) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 ( 14 U.S.C. 504 note). The notification required under paragraph
(1)shall include— the date of publication of the hiring opportunity for all such personnel; the General Schedule grade level advertised in the publication of the hiring opportunity for all such personnel; the number of personnel to whom the Coast Guard extended an offer of employment in accordance with the requirements of this section and section 11412(a) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 ( 14 U.S.C. 504 note), and the number of such personnel who accepted or declined such offer of employment; a summary of the efforts by the Coast Guard to publicize, advertise, or otherwise recruit qualified candidates in accordance with the requirements of this section and section 11412(a) of such Act; and any recommendations and a detailed plan to ensure full compliance with the requirements of this section and section 11412(a) of such Act, which may include special payments discussed in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled Federal Pay: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Strategic Use of Special Payments , published on December 7, 2017 (GAO–18–91), which may be made available to help ensure full compliance with all such requirements in a timely manner.
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