,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cidb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #af1 #bjba,mr4 
,moulton 7for himself1 ,mrs4            
,miller-,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4      
,morelle1 ,ms4 ,houlahan1 ,mr4 ,kahele1 
,ms4 ,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,ms4 ,chu1 and ,ms4 ,strickland7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve  
the process by which a member of the    
,armed ,forces may be referred for a    
mental health evaluation4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,brandon ,act4  #b4 ,mandatory referral 
for mental health evaluation ,section   
#ajij;a of title #aj1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subsection 7e7 as         
subsection 7f72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7d7 the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,process applicable to 
member disclosure ,the regulations      

required by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 
establish a phrase that enables a member
 of the armed forces to trigger a       
referral of the member by a commanding  
officer or supervisor for a mental      
health evaluation2  7#b7 require a      
commanding officer or supervisor to make
 such referral as soon as practicable   
following disclosure by the member to   
the commanding officer or supervisor of 
the phrase established under paragraph  
7#a72 and  7#c7 ensure that the process 
protects the confidentiality of the     
member in a manner similar to the       
confidentiality provided for members    
making restricted reports under section 
#aefe;b7b7 of this title4  4