3.0.0 1463 2022-11-15T16:32:28Z 2022-11-15T16:32:28Z House H HR 2013-04-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARSON of Indiana:H.R. 1463.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution,clauses 12, 13, 14, and 16, which grants Congress the powerto raise and support an Army; to provide and maintain a Navy;to make rules for the government and regulation of the landand naval forces; and to provide for organizing, arming, anddisciplining the militia.[Page H1910]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-23T16:02:01Z Referred to 2013-04-10T14:04:20Z 2013-04-23 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 N R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-04-10 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2013-04-10 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2013-04-10 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2013-04-10 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-04-10 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-04-10 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2013-04-10 True E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2013-04-10 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2013-07-09 False B001279 Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2] Ron Barber D AZ 2 2013-07-16 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2013-10-10 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-04-10 Introduced in House 2013-05-02T15:11:16Z Military Suicide Reduction Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide a one-on-one mental health assessment for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation once during each 180-day period of such deployment.

Requires that, if the Secretary determines that such assessment cannot be performed by personnel trained and certified to do so, the Secretary shall ensure that the assessment is conducted using an Internet-based questionnaire. Requires, in such case, that the commanding officer (CO) of such member also complete a separate questionnaire containing the CO's observations with respect to the mental health of that member. Requires such questionnaires to: (1) be reviewed and acted upon by trained and certified mental health personnel, and (2) be accorded appropriate privacy under requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

]]> Military Suicide Reduction Act Display Title Military Suicide Reduction Act Short Titles as Introduced Military Suicide Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the mental health assessments provided to members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. Introduced in House 2013-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1463ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1463ih.xml 2013-04-23 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.