3.0.0 1703 2023-01-11T13:23:43Z 2023-01-11T13:23:43Z Senate S S 2013-11-14 113 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-11-14T19:39:27Z Military Mental Health Empowerment Act 113 1464 HR 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2013-11-14 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2013-11-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N Armed Forces and National Security Government information and archives Health information and medical records Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Right of privacy Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-11-14 Introduced in Senate 2014-01-06T16:22:37Z Directs the Secretaries of the military departments to ensure that information concerning the availability of mental health services to members of the Armed Forces (members), as well as privacy rights related to the receipt of such services, is provided to: (1) each officer candidate during initial training, (2) each recruit during basic training, and (3) each other member at such time as the Secretary of Defense (DOD) considers appropriate.

Requires each department Secretary to: (1) seek to eliminate perceived stigma associated with seeking and receiving mental health services, and (2) promote the use of such services on a basis comparable to the use of other medical and health services.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that such information is also provided to current members, including members of the reserve components.

]]> A bill to require the provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on availability of mental health services and related privacy rights. Display Title A bill to require the provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on availability of mental health services and related privacy rights. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the provision of information to members of the Armed Forces on availability of mental health services and related privacy rights. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2013-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1703is/xml/BILLS-113s1703is.xml 2013-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.