3.0.0 628 2019-02-20T12:30:38Z 2019-02-23T15:28:54Z Senate S S 2013-03-20 113 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-03-20T21:46:11Z Servicemember Mental Health Review Act 113 975 HR 2013-03-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2013-03-20 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2013-03-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2013-03-20 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-03-20 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2013-03-20 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-04-15 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2013-06-27 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Defense Disability and paralysis Lawyers and legal services Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Personnel records Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-03-20 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-17T16:53:21Z Servicemember Mental Health Review Act - Extends through 2014 (under current law, through 2009) the authority of the Physical Disability Board of Review (Board) to review the disability determinations of individuals who, since September 11, 2001, are separated from the Armed Forces due to unfitness for duty because of a mental condition with a disability rating of 20% or less and are found to be ineligible for retirement. Adds to those eligible for such review individuals who, before December 31, 2014, are separated due to unfitness because of a mental condition not amounting to disability, including separation based on a personality or adjustment disorder. Requires the Board to: (1) review, upon request, the findings and decisions of the appropriate physical evaluation board with respect to such latter individuals; and (2) include as Board members at least one licensed psychologist and one licensed psychiatrist who have had no fiduciary relationship to the Department of Defense (DOD) since December 31, 2001. Allows the Board to review disability determinations of non-requesting individuals, after obtaining their consent.

Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned to correct the military records of individuals in accordance with Board recommendations, unless such Secretary finds that the Board has made a clearly erroneous recommendation.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that eligible individuals receive notification of their right to a separation review by the Board, including the right to obtain counsel.

]]> Servicemember Mental Health Review Act Short Titles as Introduced Servicemember Mental Health Review Act Display Title Servicemember Mental Health Review Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the duration of the Physical Disability Board of Review and to the expand the authority of such Board to review of the separation of members of the Armed Forces on the basis of mental condition not amounting to disability, including separation on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder. Introduced in Senate 2013-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s628is/xml/BILLS-113s628is.xml 2013-03-20 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.