[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 164

 To allow the psychiatric or psychological examinations required under 
chapter 313 of title 18, United States Code, relating to offenders with 
 mental disease or defect, to be conducted by a clinical social worker.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 21, 1997

  Mr. Inouye introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To allow the psychiatric or psychological examinations required under 
chapter 313 of title 18, United States Code, relating to offenders with 
 mental disease or defect, to be conducted by a clinical social worker.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXAMINATIONS BY CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS.

    Section 4247(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the 
first sentence by--
            (1) striking out ``or'' after ``certified psychiatrist'' 
        and inserting a comma; and
            (2) inserting after ``psychologist,'' the following: ``or 
        clinical social worker,''.
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