[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 59 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 59

 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 22, 2001

  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 striking ``psychiatrist or psychologist'' and 
inserting ``psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social worker''.
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