[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4120. Mr. GRASSLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle I of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1097. LIMITATION ON TREATMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
                   AFFAIRS OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AS ADJUDICATED 
                   AS A MENTAL DEFECTIVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 5501 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 5501A. Limitation on treatment by Secretary of certain 
       individuals as adjudicated as a mental defective

       ``In any case arising out of the administration by the 
     Secretary of any law administered by the Secretary, the 
     Secretary shall not treat an individual as adjudicated as a 
     mental defective for purposes of subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) 
     of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a 
     judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent 
     jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or 
     herself or others.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 5501 the following new 
     item:

``5501A. Limitation on treatment by Secretary of certain individuals as 
              adjudicated as a mental defective.''.
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