[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6630 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6630

   To direct the Department of Defense to carry out an initiative to 
understand and address occupational resiliency challenges of the Cyber 
                             Mission Force.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2025

Ms. Elfreth (for herself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Department of Defense to carry out an initiative to 
understand and address occupational resiliency challenges of the Cyber 
                             Mission Force.

    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 ``Expanding Mental Health Access for 
Cyber Command Personnel Act''.

SEC. 2. OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCY OF THE CYBER MISSION FORCE.

    (a) Requirement.--Beginning not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 
in coordination with the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military 
departments and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall 
jointly carry out an initiative to understand and address occupational 
resiliency challenges at the duty locations of the Cyber Mission Force 
by ensuring that--
            (1) behavioral health professionals are assigned to the 
        operating locations of United States Cyber Command and the 
        Cyber Mission Force; and
            (2) each such professional holds the security clearance 
        necessary to provide treatment to the members of the Armed 
        Forces assigned at such duty locations.
    (b) Annual Briefings.--On an annual basis during the three-year 
period beginning on the date on which the initiative under subsection 
(a) commences, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall 
jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a briefing on the following:
            (1) The status of carrying out such initiative.
            (2) Validation of the security clearances held by 
        behavioral health professionals assigned under such subsection.
            (3) An analysis of clinical acuity being treated by such 
        professionals.
            (4) Identified challenges to carrying out such initiative.
            (5) Efforts to improve the awareness by members of the 
        Armed Forces assigned to the Cyber Mission Force with respect 
        to the availability of appropriately cleared behavioral health 
        professionals who can treat such members.
            (6) Any other information the Under Secretary or the 
        Assistant Secretary determines appropriate.
    (c) Occupational Resiliency Challenges Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``occupational resiliency challenges'' means behavioral health 
challenges relating to an occupation and work-related stress.
                                 <all>