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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbdjz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m. in room SD-192, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Jon Tester (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Tester, Baldwin, Shelby, Collins, and Moran. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM STATEMENT OF DR. DAVID J. SMITH, PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JON TESTER Senator TESTER. I call this hearing to order. I want to welcome Dr. Smith, General Place, General Dingle, General Miller, and Ad- miral Gillingham to the hearing here today. I want to thank you for your testimony you are about to give, and I want to thank you especially for your service to this country. Nearly 9.5 million Americans, from private to general, from serv- ice member to spouse, from recruit to retiree, depend upon you for the healthcare services that you oversee. Your job is difficult be- cause so many people are depending on you to have the right med- ical professionals and the right treatments at the right time be- cause their lives, literally, depend on it. Over the past few years the Department of Defense and Congress have made significant investments in our Military's readiness, but there is no readiness issue more important than continuing to en- sure the physical and mental health of the Force. Like our witnesses, the subcommittee is committed to doing our part to ensure that the military force we have is as healthy as pos- sible. This means meeting the medical needs of the service mem- bers and their families at home and abroad. This challenge is even more important as we begin to move past this global pandemic. I would like to know more about how the DoD is moving into the next phase of caring for the physical and mental health of our mili- tary members and their families, with a particular focus on mental health and suicide prevention. I would also like to hear your views on whether the military healthcare system is adequately funded for the issues that you must address. (1)

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