,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjac ,mr4    
,graham 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,begi*1 ,mr4   
,flake1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 & ,mr4 ,hell]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve !     
effectiv5ess ( ! ,national ,in/ant      
,crim9al ,backgr\nd ,*eck ,sy/em by     
cl>ify+ report+ requirem5ts relat$ to   
adjudications ( m5tal incompet5cy1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,nics ,report+        
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjac4  #b4          
,def9itions relat+ to m5tal heal?  7a7  
,title #ah def9itions ,*apt] #dd ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 section #iba7;a71 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7#cf7 7,a7 ,subject to   
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m has be5         
adjudicat$ m5tally incompet5t or has be5
 committ$ to a psy*iatric hospital1 )   
respect to a p]son--  7i7 means ! p]son 
is ! subject ( an ord] or f9d+ by a     

judicial (fic]1 c\rt1 bo>d1 commission1 
or o!r adjudicative body--  7,i7 t 0    
issu$ aft] a he>+--  7aa7 ( :i* ! p]son 
receiv$ actual notice2 &  7bb7 at :i* ! 
p]son _h an opportunity to p>ticipate ) 
c\nsel2 &  7,,ii7 t f\nd t ! p]son1 z a 
result ( m>k$ subnormal intellig5ce1    
m5tal impairm5t1 or m5tal illness--     
7aa7 0 an imm95t dang] to himself or to 
o!rs2  7bb7 0 guilty b m5tally ill 9 a  
crim9al case2  7cc7 0 n guilty 9 a      
crim9al case by reason ( insanity or    
m5tal disease or defect2  7dd7 0        
incompet5t to /& trial 9 a crim9al case2
  7ee7 0 n guilty only by reason ( lack 
( m5tal responsibility "u section #hej;a
 ( title #aj 7article #ej;a ( ! ,uni=m  
,code ( ,milit>y ,ju/ice72  7ff7 requir$
 involunt>y inpati5t treatm5t by a      
psy*iatric hospital2  7gg7 requir$      
involunt>y outpati5t treatm5t by a      
psy*iatric hospital bas$ on a f9d+ t !  
p]son is an imm95t dang] to himself or  
to o!rs2 or  7hh7 requir$ involunt>y    
commitm5t to a psy*iatric hospital = any

 reason1 includ+ drug use2 &  7ii7 does 
n include--  7,i7 a p]son :o is 9 a     
psy*iatric hospital = obs]vation2 or    
7,,ii7 a volunt>y admission to a        
psy*iatric hospital4  7,b7 ,9 ?is       
p>agraph1 ! t]m ord] or f9d+ does n     
include--  7i7 an ord] or f9d+ t--  7,i7
 has expir$ or has be5 set aside or     
expung$2 or  7,,ii7 requires treatm5t1  
sup]vision1 or monitor+ ( a p]son1 f :i*
 treatm5t1 sup]vision1 or monitor+ !    
p]son has be5 fully releas$ or dis*>g$2 
7ii7 an ord] or f9d+ t is no long]      
applicable because a judicial (fic]1    
c\rt1 bo>d1 commission1 or o!r          
adjudicative body has f\nd t ! p]son :o 
is ! subject ( ! ord] or f9d+--  7,i7   
does n pres5t a dang] to himself or to  
o!rs2  7,,ii7 has be5 re/or$ to sanity  
or cur$ ( m5tal disease or defect2      
7,,iii7 has be5 re/or$ to compet5cy2 or 
7,,iv7 no long] requires involunt>y     
inpati5t or outpati5t treatm5t by1 or   
involunt>y commitm5t to1 a psy*iatric   
hospital2 or  7iii7 an ord] or f9d+ )   

respect to :i* ! p]son :o is subject to 
! ord] or f9d+ has be5 f\nd to be       
rehabilitat$ or has be5 grant$ relief f 
disabilities ?r\gh any proc$ure         
available "u ! law ( ! jurisdiction 9   
:i* ! ord] or f9d+ 0 issu$4  7#cg7 ,!   
t]m psy*iatric hospital includes a m5tal
 heal? facility1 a m5tal hospital1 a    
sanit>ium1 a psy*iatric facility1 & any 
o!r facility t provides diagnoses by    
lic5s$ pr(essionals ( m5tal ret>dation  
or m5tal illness1 includ+ a psy*iatric  
w>d 9 a g5]al hospital4  2 &  7#b7 9    
section #ibb--  7,a7 9 subsection       
7d77#d7--  7i7 by /rik+ z a m5tal       
defective & ins]t+ m5tally incompet5t2 &
  7ii7 by /rik+ any m5tal in/itution &  
ins]t+ a psy*iatric hospital2 &  7,b7 9 
subsection 7g77#d7--  7i7 by /rik+ z a  
m5tal defective or :o has & ins]t+      
m5tally incompet5t or has2 &  7ii7 by   
/rik+ m5tal in/itution & ins]t+         
psy*iatric hospital4  7b7 ,te*nical &   
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! ,,nics ,improvem5t    
,am5dm5ts ,act ( #bjjg 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4   

#ibb note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ z a
 m5tal defective ea* place t t]m appe>s 
& ins]t+ m5tally incompet5t2  7#b7 by   
/rik+ m5tal in/itution ea* place t t]m  
appe>s & ins]t+ psy*iatric hospital2 &  
7#c7 9 section #ajb7;c77#c7--  7,a7 9 ! 
p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ z a m5tal      
defective or committ$ to a m5tal        
in/itution & ins]t+ m5tally incompet5t  
or committ$ to a psy*iatric hospital2 & 
7,b7 by /rik+ m5tal in/itutions & ins]t+
 psy*iatric hospitals4