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Text of Senate Amendment 6413

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6413" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6413

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3538] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6413. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of part III of subtitle F of title V, add the following: SEC. 566. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STAFFING SHORTAGES IN PERSONNEL SUPPORTING MILITARY FAMILIES. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on staffing shortages among social workers, counselors, and family advocacy personnel who provide assistance to military families. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include-- (1) a description of the actions being taken by the Department of Defense as of the date of the report to address shortages described in subsection (a); (2) an assessment of how the Department can improve efforts to address such shortages; and (3) a description of the challenges the Department faces when a military family subject to child abuse proceedings moves across State lines, including with respect to-- (A) transferring records; and (B) the sharing of information between-- (i) the Department and State child welfare agencies; and (ii) the commander concerned before the relocation of the family and the commander concerned after that relocation. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6413 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3538] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6413. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of part III of subtitle F of title V, add the following: SEC. 566. ANNUAL REPORTS ON STAFFING SHORTAGES IN PERSONNEL SUPPORTING MILITARY FAMILIES. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on staffing shortages among social workers, counselors, and family advocacy personnel who provide assistance to military families. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include-- (1) a description of the actions being taken by the Department of Defense as of the date of the report to address shortages described in subsection (a); (2) an assessment of how the Department can improve efforts to address such shortages; and (3) a description of the challenges the Department faces when a military family subject to child abuse proceedings moves across State lines, including with respect to-- (A) transferring records; and (B) the sharing of information between-- (i) the Department and State child welfare agencies; and (ii) the commander concerned before the relocation of the family and the commander concerned after that relocation. ______