,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bbca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #i1 #bjad ,mr4  
,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rockefell]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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$ 
,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m$ical
 ,evaluation ,p>ity = ,s]vicememb]s ,act
 ( #bjad or ! ,,meps ,act4  #b4         
,prelim9>y m5tal heal? assessm5ts =     
individuals becom+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces  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 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =      
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 !       
surgeons g5]al ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts1 & 

o!r relevant exp]ts4  #c4 ,physical     
exam9ations & m5tal heal? scre5+s =     
c]ta9 memb]s und]go+ sep>ation f ! ,arm$
 ,=ces :o are n o!rwise eligible = su*  
exam9ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ! milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$ %all provide
 a compreh5sive physical exam9ation     
7includ+ a scre5+ = ,traumatic ,bra9    
,injury7 & a m5tal heal? scre5+ to ea*  
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o1 aft] a p]iod (
 active duty ( m ?an #ahj days1 is      
und]go+ sep>ation f ! ,arm$ ,=ces & is n
 o!rwise provid$ su* an exam9ation or   
scre5+ 9 connection ) su* sep>ation f ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7b7 ,no "r to heal? 
c>e b5efits ,! provision ( a physical   
exam9ation or m5tal heal? scre5+ to a   
memb] "u subsection 7a7 %all n1 by      
itself1 be us$ to det]m9e ! eligibility 
( ! memb] = any heal? c>e b5efits f !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7c7 ,fund+ ,funds = 
! provision ( physical exam9ations &    
m5tal heal? scre5+s "u ?is section %all 

be d]iv$ f funds o!rwise au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ = ! milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$
 = ! provision ( heal? c>e to memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces4  #d4 ,report on capacity (
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to provide         
electronic copy ( memb] s]vice treatm5t 
records to memb]s sep>at+ f ! ,arm$     
,=ces  7a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an  
six mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit
 to ,congress a report sett+ =? an      
assessm5t ( ! capacity ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se to provide ea* memb] ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces :o is und]go+ sep>ation f ! ,arm$ 
,=ces an electronic copy ( ! memb]'s    
s]vice treatm5t record at ! "t (        
sep>ation4  7b7 ,matt]s relat+ to !     
,national ,gu>d ,! assessm5t "u         
subsection 7a7 ) reg>ds to memb]s ( !   
,national ,gu>d %all include an         
assessm5t ( ! capacity ( ! ,dep>tm5t to 
ensure t ! electronic copy ( a memb]'s  
s]vice treatm5t record includes heal?   
records ma9ta9$ by ea* ,/ate or t]ritory
 9 :i* ! memb] s]v$4