3.0.0 1701 2019-11-15T20:49:48Z 2019-11-15T20:49:48Z House H HR 2009-03-25 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2009-04-27T13:28:49Z Referred to 2009-03-25T14:01:44Z 2009-04-27 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2009-03-30 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4106) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-25 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2009-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 N T000074 Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4] GENE TAYLOR D MS 4 2009-03-25 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2009-04-02 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2009-04-21 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] TOM LATHAM R IA 4 2009-05-04 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2009-05-14 False B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2009-05-14 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2009-05-14 False N000183 Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2] Glenn Nye D VA C. 2 2009-05-14 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2009-05-14 False K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2009-05-14 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2009-06-24 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Personnel records Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-03-25 Introduced in House 2009-04-17T16:46:04Z PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review for Heroes Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a special review board to review the discharge or dismissal (other than one by a sentence of a general court-martial) of a member of the Armed Forces who: (1) was deployed in support of a contingency operation; (2) was discharged or dismissed under a general or other than honorable condition; and (3) has been diagnosed by a health care professional with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Authorizes the board to undertake a review upon the request of the individual, their surviving spouse, next of kin, or legal representative, or a Member of Congress. Requires a review request to be made within 15 years of a discharge or dismissal.

Authorizes the board, after a review, to change the discharge or dismissal of the individual to honorable. Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to correct the military records of the individual in accordance with such change.

Requires, if an appropriate health care official determines in an examination that a member who was deployed in support of a contingency operation has (or may have) PTSD or a TBI, the Secretary concerned to: (1) refer the member for an evaluation by a physical evaluation board; and (2) not separate the member until after considering the results of the evaluation.

]]> PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review For Heroes Act Short Titles as Introduced PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review For Heroes Act Display Title PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review For Heroes Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a special review board for certain former members of the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1701ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1701ih.xml 2009-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.