3.0.0 832 2023-01-11T13:27:48Z 2023-01-11T13:27:48Z Senate S 2015-03-23 114 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-23T18:46:39Z 2015-03-23 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2015-03-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N Armed Forces and National Security Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military readiness National Guard and reserves Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-23 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-06T21:17:06Z Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2015 or the CARE for Reservists Act of 2015

Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to provide care for behavioral health conditions to any member of the Selected Reserve for whom such Secretary determines, based on the member's most recent medical exam or mental health assessment, that the receipt of such care will ensure that the member meets applicable standards of medical readiness.

Provides funding for such care through the Defense Health Program.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish counseling, which may include a comprehensive individual assessment, to any member of the Selected Reserve who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. States that such counseling or assessment shall not require a prior referral.

]]> CARE for Reservists Act of 2015 Display Title CARE for Reservists Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the provision of behavioral health readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces based on need, to expand eligibility to such members for readjustment counseling from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced CARE for Reservists Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s832is/xml/BILLS-114s832is.xml 2015-03-23 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.