Top Summary
This bill requires the Commandant of the Coast Guard to submit a report within 120 days of enactment to specific congressional committees detailing existing behavioral health and wellness support services at the Coast Guard Academy, including facilities where cadets and officer candidates can access timely and independent care, such as through telemedicine. The report must identify buildings with dormitory or overnight accommodations, suggest additional beneficial services like secure telemedicine facilities, describe the benefits of these services—especially for those who have experienced sexual assault or harassment—and outline the necessary resources to implement them.
Original Bill Text:
SEC. 264.Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at Coast Guard Academy.
(a) In general.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services facilities at the Coast Guard Academy in which Coast Guard Academy cadets and officer candidates, respectively, may receive timely and independent behavioral health and wellness support services, including via telemedicine.
(b) Elements.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include—
(1) an identification of each building at the Coast Guard Academy that contains a dormitory or other overnight accommodations for cadets or officer candidates; and
(2) (A) an identification of additional behavioral health or wellness support services that would be beneficial to cadets and officer candidates, such as additional facilities with secure access to telemedicine;
(B) a description of the benefits that such services would provide to cadets and officer candidates, particularly to cadets and officer candidates who have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment; and
(C) a description of the resources necessary to provide such services.