3.0.0 4683 2023-01-11T13:31:55Z 2023-01-11T13:31:55Z House HR 2016-03-03 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 35 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 4683.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide fororganizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to makeall laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoingpowers.[Page H1144]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-21T17:04:16Z Referred to 2016-03-03T14:01:35Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba16 Capital Markets Subcommittee Hearings by 2015-05-13T13:07:41Z A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge. 114 1567 S 2015-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2016-11-14 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2016-11-15 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2016-11-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Emergency medical services and trauma care Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Sex offenses Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-03-03 Introduced in House 2016-03-09T21:07:17Z Fairness for Veterans Act of 2016

This bill addresses medical evidence reviews in the case of: (1) a former member of the Armed Forces who was deployed in a contingency operation and subsequently diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a consequence of such deployment, or (2) a former member whose application for relief from the terms of his or her military discharge is based in whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma.

Any board of review shall:

  • review medical evidence of the Department of Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider presented by the former member, and
  • review the case with a rebuttable presumption in favor of the former member that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury materially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization.
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