3.0.0 1465 2023-01-11T13:22:30Z 2023-01-11T13:22:30Z Senate S S 2011-08-01 112 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-08-01T23:17:53Z Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act 112 2751 HR 2011-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2011-08-01 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5194-5195) IntroReferral 2011-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5194) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2011-08-01 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-08-01 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2011-08-01 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-08-01 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2011-08-01 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-08-01 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-08-01 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-09-12 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2011-12-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Emergency medical services and trauma care Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Neurological disorders Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-14T15:32:25Z Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through community partnerships with private nonprofit organizations, to carry out a three-year pilot program assessing the enhancement of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts in research, treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in members of the National Guard and Reserves and their family members and caregivers.

Allows the Secretary, using a competitive or merit-based award process, to award up to five grants to such community partners, provided that the awardee agrees to make matching contributions from nonfederal sources (whether public or private) of at least $3 for each $1 provided under the grant.

Requires grant-seeking organizations to submit an application including a description of proposed collaboration initiatives and existing research efforts.

]]> Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act Display Title Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize a pilot program on enhancements of Department of Defense efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act Introduced in Senate 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1465is/xml/BILLS-112s1465is.xml 2011-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5194-5195) 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.