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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance !      
prev5tion ( m5tal heal? discrim9ation   
aga9/ individuals dur+ accession into ! 
,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,prev5tion ( ,m5tal ,heal?              
,discrim9ation ,dur+ ,milit>y ,accession
 ,act4  #b4 ,m$ical waiv]s = individuals
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/&>ds = appo9tm5t1 enli/m5t1 or         
induction 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,m$ical  
waiv]s ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,in/ruction  
#facj4jc1 relat+ to /&>ds = appo9tm5t1  
enli/m5t1 or induction 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 
%all be modifi$ to elim9ate1 to ! ext5t 
practicable1 undue discrim9ation aga9/  
individuals ) cov]$ m5tal heal?         
conditions 7includ+1 9 p>ticul>1        
individuals ) a tempor>y or adolesc5t   

diagnosis ( a m5tal heal? condition &   
%[+ demon/rable improvem5t7 ?r\gh su*   
modifications to m$ical waiv] /&>ds &   
processes "u t ,in/ruction z ! ,"u      
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,p]sonnel &       
,read9ess1 9 consultation ) appropriate 
m5tal heal? practition]s1 consid]s      
appropriate4  7b7 ,lib]al consid]ation (
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 waiv] = m5tal heal? conditions  7#a7 ,9
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( ! /&>ds = appo9tm5t1 enli/m5t1 or     
induction 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces = an          
individual ) a prior cov]$ m5tal heal?  
condition :o 0 rais$ 79 :ole or 9 "p7 9 
a milit>y family = purposes (           
au?orization ( ! appo9tm5t1 enli/m5t1 or
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,=ces1 ! ,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! milit>y    
dep>tm5t conc]n$ %all give lib]al       
consid]ation 9 su* individual's favor to
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family life 9 su* condition4  7#b7      
,review 9 case ( d5ial  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,if an individual describ$ 9 p>agraph   

7#a7 is d5i$ appo9tm5t1 enli/m5t1 or    
induction 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces bas$ 9 :ole or
 9 "p on a cov]$ m5tal heal? condition  
not)/&+ ! lib]al consid]ation requir$ by
 t p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y ( ! milit>y    
dep>tm5t conc]n$ %all-- 7i7 provide = ! 
review ( ! d5ial on su* basis by a      
qualifi$ m5tal heal? c>e provid]2 &     
7ii7 if ! provid] det]m9es t ! d5ial 0  
unw>rant$1 au?orize ! appo9tm5t1        
enli/m5t1 or induction ( ! individual 9 
! ,arm$ ,=ces 7unless appo9tm5t1        
enli/m5t1 or induction ( ! individual   
rema9s unw>rant$ on "s o!r basis74  7,b7
 ,m5tal heal? c>e provid] ,= purposes ( 
?is p>agraph1 a m5tal heal? c>e provid] 
is any psy*iatri/1 psy*ologi/1 m5tal    
heal? nurse practition]1 lic5s$ social  
work]1 or o!r lic5s$ m5tal heal? c>e    
provid] 9 ! milit>y heal? sy/em4  7#c7  
,guidance ,ea* milit>y dep>tm5t %all    
c>ry out ?is subsection 9 accordance )  
guidance issu$ by ! ,secret>y ( su*     
milit>y dep>tm5t = purposes ( ?is       
subsection4  7c7 ,assessm5ts ( frequ5cy 

( d5ial ( m$ical waiv]s = m5tal heal?   
conditions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,def5se %all conduct an assessm5t ( !  
m$ical waiv]s ( /&>ds = appo9tm5t1      
enli/m5t1 or induction 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces t
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( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,in/ruction       
#fajc4jc dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod end+ on !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act 9 ord] to 
det]m9e :e!r1 & ! ext5t to :i*1         
individuals ) a cov]$ m5tal heal?       
condition are disproportionately d5i$   
enli/m5t or induction into ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 due to su* condition4  7#b7 ,elem5ts   
,ea* assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a description ( 
! numb] ( m9or milit>y dep5d5ts ^:      
m$ical records 7 access$ 9 connection ) 
reque/s = & issuance ( m$ical waiv]s z  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,a      
description ( ! numb] ( milit>y dep5d5ts
 :o 7 d5i$ appo9tm5t1 enli/m5t1 or      
induction 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces bas$ on       
in=mation 9 _! m$ical records z m9ors4  
7,c7 ,a description ( ! numb] ( milit>y 

dep5d5ts enli/$ or induct$ into ! ,arm$ 
,=ces :o h be5 sep>at$ or releas$ f !   
,arm$ ,=ces foll[+ ! m]g] ( _! dep5d5t &
 memb] m$ical records4  7,d7 ,an        
assessm5t :e!r ! policies on m$ical     
waiv]s ( ! /&>ds ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 9 connection ) psy*iatric disord]s 
det] milit>y family memb]s f seek+ m5tal
 heal? c>e4  7d7 ,cov]$ m5tal heal?     
condition def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
cov]$ m5tal heal? condition means a     
m5tal heal? condition appe>+ or diagnos$
 :ile ! individual conc]n$ 0 a m9or4