,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,c>son ( ,indiana 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4   
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4    
,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,takano1 &
 ,mr4 ,eny>t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve ! m5tal
 heal? assessm5ts provid$ to memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ 9 support ( a       
cont+5cy op]ation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,suicide 
,r$uction ,act4  #b4 ,m5tal heal?       
assessm5ts = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces     
deploy$ 9 support ( a cont+5cy op]ation 
7a7 ,increas$ assessm5ts ,subsection 7a7
 ( section #ajgdm ( title #aj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by r$esignat+     
subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 z subp>agraphs 
7,c7 & 7,d71 respectively2 &  7,b7 by   
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 ! foll[+   

new subp>agraph 7,b73  7,b7 ,once dur+  
ea* #ahj-;day p]iod 9 :i* ! memb] is s  
deploy$4  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by 
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,b7 & 7,c7 & ins]t+  
subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d74  7b7          
,deploym5t assessm5ts by m$ical         
pr(essionals ,subsection 7c7 ( su*      
section is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph     
7#a71 by /rik+ ,! m5tal heal? & ins]t+  
,except z provid$ by p>agraph 7#c71 !   
m5tal heal?2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 7,a7 ,if !   
,secret>y det]m9es t a m5tal heal?      
assessm5t conduct$ "u subsection        
7a77#a77;,b7 _c be p]=m$ by an          
individual describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 7ii7
 ( p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t ! m5tal heal? assessm5t is     
conduct$ us+ an ,int]net-bas$           
que/ionnaire4  7,b7 ,aft] a memb]       
completes a que/ionnaire conduct$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! imm$iate comm&+     
(fic] ( ! memb] %all complete a sep>ate 
,int]net-bas$ que/ionnaire reg>d+ !     
obs]vations ( ! comm&+ (fic] ) respect  

to ! m5tal heal? ( ! memb]4 ,! comm&+   
(fic] may n h access to ! que/ionnaire (
 ! memb] conduct$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74  
7,c7 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t !       
que/ionnaires conduct$ "u subp>agraphs  
7,a7 & 7,b7 to assess a memb] are comb9$
 & su* comb9$ docum5t is review$ & act$ 
^u by p]sonnel describ$ 9 p>agraph      
7#a77;,a7 9 ! same mann] z an assessm5t 
conduct$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a71  
7,c71 or 7,d7 ( subsection 7a77#a74     
7,d7 ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may be con/ru$
 to treat a que/ionnaire conduct$ "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 or subp>agraph 7,b7 z  
be+ exempt f ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se        
,directive #fjbe4ah1 a successor        
directive1 or any o!r relevant          
regulation reg>d+ privacy prescrib$     
pursuant to ! ,heal? ,insurance         
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-aia74  4  7c7  
,uni=m /&>ds assessm5ts ,su* section is 
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7c77#a77;,d71
 by /rik+ consi/5t & ins]t+ uni=m2 &    
7#b7 9 subsection 7f77#a71 by add+ at ! 

end ! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,su*           
regulations %all ensure t ?is section is
 c>ri$ out 9 a uni=m mann] among !      
milit>y dep>tm5ts44  7d7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t
 ,subsection 7d7 ( su* section is am5d$ 
by /rik+ subsection 7a77#a77;,c7 &      
ins]t+ subsection 7a77#a77;,d74