Bill > HR5758

This bill, the Comforting Our Military Families through On-base or Remote Treatment Act (COMFORT Act), amends Title 10 of the United States Code to authorize the Department of Defense (DoD) to coordinate and provide non-medical counseling services to military families. The bill allows mental health professionals who are licensed or certified in a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, and recognized by the Secretary of Defense, to provide these non-medical counseling services remotely or at any location, regardless of where the provider or recipient is located, as long as it is within the scope of their authorized duties for the DoD. The non-medical counseling services are defined as short-term, solution-focused mental health care services that address personal growth, development, and positive functioning, but are not clinical in nature.