3.0.0 4334 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z 2023-01-11T13:45:34Z Senate S 2020-07-28 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-28T16:39:51Z William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS Brandon Act 116 7368 HR 2020-07-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3045-3046) Identical bill CRS 2020-07-28 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2020-07-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ N T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2020-09-14 False Armed Forces and National Security Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-07-28 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-14T12:58:25Z Brandon Act

This bill modifies the regulatory requirement for the referral of a member of the Armed Forces for a mental health evaluation. It requires that commanding officers or supervisors make referrals and soon as practicable and that the referral process protect the confidentiality of the member.

]]> Brandon Act Display Title Brandon Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Brandon Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which a member of the Armed Forces may be referred for a mental health evaluation. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4334is/xml/BILLS-116s4334is.xml 2020-07-28 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.