[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7110 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7110
To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify and expand
authorization of support for chaplain-led programs for members of the
Armed Forces.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2022
Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify and expand
authorization of support for chaplain-led programs for members of the
Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Help for All Servicemembers Act''.
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT FOR
CHAPLAIN-LED PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 1789 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``chaplain-led programs'' and
inserting ``a chaplain-led program'';
(B) by striking ``members of the armed forces'' and
all that follows through ``status and their immediate
family members,'' and inserting ``a covered
individual''; and
(C) by inserting ``, or to support the resiliency,
suicide prevention, or holistic wellness of such
covered individual'' after ``structure'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``members of the armed forces and
their family members'' and inserting ``a covered
individual'';
(B) by striking ``programs'' and inserting ``a
program''; and
(C) by striking ``retreats and conferences'' and
inserting ``a retreat or conference''; and
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Covered Individual Defined.--In this section, the term
`covered individual' means--
``(1) a member of the armed forces on active duty;
``(2) a member of the reserve components in an active
status; or
``(3) a dependent of an individual described in
subparagraph (A) or (B).''.
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