TERMINATION OF PROGRAM TO TRAIN MILITARY PSYCHOLOGISTS TO PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS.

SEC. 742. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM TO TRAIN MILITARY PSYCHOLOGISTS TO PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS. (a) Termination.— Not later than June 30, 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall terminate the demonstration pilot program for training military psychologists in the prescription of psychotropic medications, which is referred to in section 8097 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–511; 104 Stat. 1897). (b) Prohibition on Additional Enrollees Pending Termination.— After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not enroll any new participants for the demonstration pilot program described in subsection (a). (c) Effect on Current Participants.— The requirement to terminate the demonstration pilot program described in subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the training or utilization of military psychologists in the prescription of psychotropic medications who are participating in the demonstration pilot program on the date of the enactment of this Act or who have completed such training before that date. r (d) Evaluation.— As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, but not later than April 1, 1997, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the success of the demonstration pilot program described in subsection (a). The report shall include— (1) a cost-benefit analysis of the program; (2) a discussion of the utilization requirements under the program; and (3) recommendations regarding— (A) whether the program should be extended so as to continue to provide training to military psychologists in the prescription of psychotropic medications; and (B) any modifications that should be made in the manner in which military psychologists are trained and used to prescribe psychotropic medications so as to improve the training provided under the program, if the program is extended.