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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #c1 #bjae,mr4     
,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,he9ri*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? scre5+ 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$ical           
,evaluation ,p>ity = ,s]vicememb]s ,act 
( #bjae4  #b4 ,prelim9>y m5tal heal?    
scre5+s = individuals becom+ memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=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? scre5+s  
7a7 ,provision ( m5tal heal? scre5+     
,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?    

scre5+4  7b7 ,use ( scre5+  7#a7 ,!     
,secret>y %all use ! results ( a m5tal  
scre5+ conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 z a   
basel9e = any subsequ5t m5tal heal?     
exam9ations ( ! individual1 includ+ su* 
exam9ations provid$ "u sections #ajgd;f 
& #ajgdm ( ?is title4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y
 may n consid] ! results ( a m5tal heal?
 scre5+ conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 9    
det]m9+ ! 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? scre5+ 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? scre5+s4  4  7c7 
,reports  7#a7 ,initial 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? scre5+s 
( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,b7 ,matt]s 
includ$ ,! report "u subp>agraph 7,a7   
%all include ! foll[+3 7i7              
,recomm5dations ) respect to e/abli%+ a 
prelim9>y m5tal heal? scre5+ ( memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces to br+ m5tal heal? scre5+s
 to p>ity ) physical scre5+s ( memb]s4  
7ii7 ,recomm5dations ) respect to !     
composition ( ! m5tal heal? scre5+1     
evid5c$-bas$ be/ practices1 & h[ to     
track *anges 9 m5tal heal? scre5+s      
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 subp>agraph 7,a7 9 coord9ation
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
surgeons g5]al ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts1 & 
o!r relevant exp]ts4  7#b7 ,reports on  
efficacy ( scre5+s  7,a7 ,secret>y (    

,def5se ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date  
on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se beg9s      
provid+ prelim9>y m5tal heal? scre5+s "u
 section #ebj;d7a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a  
report on ! efficacy ( su* prelim9>y    
m5tal heal? scre5+s4  7,b7 ,comptroll]  
,g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !        
submittal ( ! report "u subp>agraph     
7,a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ,congress a report
 on ! efficacy ( ! prelim9>y m5tal heal?
 scre5+s describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4    
7,c7 ,matt]s includ$ ,! reports requir$ 
by subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 %all include
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,an evaluation ( !       
evid5ce-bas$ be/ practices us$ by !     
,secret>y 9 compos+ & conduct+ prelim9>y
 m5tal heal? scre5+s ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces "u su* section #ebj;d7a74  7ii7   
,an evaluation ( ! evid5ce-bas$ be/     
practices us$ by ! ,secret>y 9 track+   
*anges 9 m5tal heal? scre5+s relat+ to  
traumatic bra9 injuries1 po/-traumatic  

/ress disord]1 & o!r conditions among   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7d7            
,implem5tation ( prelim9>y m5tal heal?  
scre5+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may n     
provide a prelim9>y m5tal heal? scre5+  
"u section #ebj;d7a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71
 until ! ,secret>y receives & evaluates 
! initial report requir$ by subsection  
7c77#a74  #c4 ,report on efficacy (     
physical exam9ations = c]ta9 memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces ^u sep>ation f active duty  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to      
,congress a report on ! efficacy ( !    
m5tal heal? compon5ts ( ! physical      
exam9ations provid$ "u p>agraph 7#e7 (  
section #aade7;a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
:o are sep>at$ f active duty z describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* section4  7b7     
,evaluation ( effectiv5ess ,! report    
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all include  
an evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( !      

physical exam9ations describ$ 9 su*     
subsection 9--  7#a7 id5tify+ memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces ) traumatic bra9 injury1   
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 & o!r m5tal
 heal? conditions2 &  7#b7 ensur+ t     
heal? c>e is provid$ = su* memb]s4