,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjad ,mr4  
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee1  
,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 
,jones1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4       
,b>letta1 & ,mr4 ,mead[s7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to provide an individual ) a m5tal     
heal? assessm5t be=e ! individual enli/s
 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces or is commission$ z an 
(fic] 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$ical       
,evaluation ,p>ity = ,s]vicememb]s ,act 
( #bjad or ! ,,meps ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,m focus 
ne$s to be put on m5tal heal? 9 ,am]ica4
  7#b7 ,! l>ge numb] ( suicides among   
vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces is     
unacceptable1 especially giv5 t m memb]s
 h di$ by suicide ?an 9 combat4  7#c7   

,_m ( ^? suicides 9 ! milit>y 7 memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o nev] deploy$4  7#d7   
,memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 hav+ be5 at w> 
= m ?an a decade1 h be5 put ?r\gh acute 
physical & m5tal /ress4  7#e7 ,_m ( !   
suicides 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces c be prev5t$1 &
 /udies h f\nd t improv$ scre5+ r$uc$   
lat] behavioral problems by #gh p]c5t & 
r$uc$ ?\ghts ( suicide by m ?an half4   
7#f7 ,al?\gh ! milit>y curr5tly has a   
basel9e measurem5t process = physical   
heal?1 ! milit>y does n curr5tly h      
simil> /&>ds = m5tal heal?4  7#g7 ,x is 
important t ! milit>y ensures t ! memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces are bo? physically &   
m5tally fit = all ! missions ! ,unit$   
,/ates requires4  #c4 ,prelim9>y m5tal  
heal? assessm5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]   
#ca ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
section3  #ebj;d4 ,prelim9>y m5tal heal?
 assessm5ts  7a7 ,provision ( m5tal     
heal? assessm5t ,be=e any individual    
enli/s 9 an arm$ =ce or is commission$ z
 an (fic] 9 an arm$ =ce1 ! ,secret>y    

conc]n$ %all provide ! individual ) a   
m5tal heal? assessm5t4 ,! ,secret>y %all
 use su* results z a basel9e = any      
subsequ5t m5tal heal? exam9ations1      
includ+ su* exam9ations provid$ "u      
sections #ajgd;f & #ajgdm ( ?is title4  
7b7 ,use ( assessm5t ,! ,secret>y may n 
consid] ! results ( a m5tal heal?       
assessm5t conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 9  
det]m9+ ! assignm5t or promotion ( a    
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7c7 ,application
 ( privacy laws ,) respect to applicable
 laws & regulations relat+ to ! privacy 
( in=mation1 ! ,secret>y %all treat a   
m5tal heal? assessm5t conduct$ "u       
subsection 7a7 9 ! same mann] z ! m$ical
 records ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by    
add+ aft] ! item relat+ to section      
#ebj;c ! foll[+ new item3  #ebj;d4      
,prelim9>y m5tal heal? assessm5ts4  4   
7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,m5tal   

,heal? ( ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?
 %all submit to ,congress & ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se a report on prelim9>y m5tal   
heal? assessm5ts ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces4  7#b7 ,matt]s includ$ ,! report  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,recomm5dations ) respect to       
e/abli%+ a prelim9>y m5tal heal?        
assessm5t ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to   
br+ m5tal heal? scre5+s to p>ity )      
physical scre5+s ( memb]s4  7,b7        
,recomm5dations ) respect to !          
composition ( ! m5tal heal? assessm5t1  
be/ practices1 & h[ to track assessm5t  
*anges relat+ to traumatic bra9         
injuries1 po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 &
 o!r conditions4  7#c7 ,coord9ation ,!  
,national ,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal? %all
 c>ry out p>agraph 7#a7 9 coord9ation ) 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !      
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 ! surgeons g5]al ( !     
milit>y dep>tm5ts1 & o!r relevant       
exp]ts4