,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1         
#bjba,mr4 ,ma/ 7= himself1 ,mrs4        
,mill]-,meeks1 & ,mrs4 ,rodg]s (        
,wa%+ton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify &       
improve acc\ntability = c]ta9 memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ consid]ation by a     
m$ical evaluation bo>d1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior ,bill (     
,rights ,act ( #bjba4  #b4              
,acc\ntability = c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces dur+ m$ical evaluation bo>d       
consid]ation  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,w\nd$ ,w>riors rema9    
memb]s ( an ,arm$ ,=ce "u ! jurisdiction
 ( ! ,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t1 &  
det]m9ations reg>d+ ! physical ability (
 su* a memb] is ! responsibility ( ! *a9
 ( comm& ( ! memb]1 r ?an ( p]sonnel )9 
or "u ! direction ( ! ,def5se ,heal?    
,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,section #abad ( title    

#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gu>antees t no
 memb] ( ! arm$ =ces may be retir$ or   
sep>at$ = physical disability )\t a full
 & fair he>+ if he dem&s x4  7#c7       
,section #abaf ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 grants ! ,secret>ies      
conc]n$ all p[]s1 functions1 & duties   
incid5t to ! det]m9ation ( fitness =    
active duty ( any memb] ( ! arm$ =ce "u 
8 jurisdiction4  7#d7 ,sections #gjac1  
#hjac1 & #ijac ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 assign responsibility = & 
grant ! au?ority necess>y to conduct !  
adm9i/ration ( ! morale & welf>e (      
p]sonnel to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army1 !    
,secret>y ( ! ,navy1 & ! ,secret>y ( !  
,air ,=ce1 respectively4  7b7           
,decl>ation ( policy reg>d+             
acc\ntability = ,w\nd$ ,w>riors ,x is   
decl>$ to be ! policy ( ,congress t--   
7#a7 det]m9ations ( fitness = duty or   
physical capability to p]=m a milit>y   
occupational specialty ( a memb] ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces "u ! jurisdiction ( !       
,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t are !    

responsibility ( su* ,secret>y2  7#b7   
det]m9ations ( fitness = a ,w\nd$       
,w>rior may be assess$ by m$ical        
pr(essionals outside ! milit>y dep>tm5t 
( ! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior1 & may be influ5c$ by
 prec$5ts across o!r milit>y dep>tm5ts1 
b ultimately1 su* det]m9ation rema9s a  
decision ( ! ,secret>y ( ! milit>y      
dep>tm5t conc]n$2 &  7#c7 at no po9t    
dur+ ! m$ical evaluation ( a ,w\nd$     
,w>rior %all ! ,w\nd$ ,w>rior be d5i$ ! 
protections1 privileges1 or "r to due   
process af=d$ "u ! laws & regulations ( 
_! milit>y dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,cl>ification 
( responsibilities reg>d+ ,m$ical       
,evaluation ,bo>ds ,section #ajgc;c (   
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esg9at+ subsection 7g7
 z subsection 7h72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+    
aft] subsection 7f7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection 7g73  7g7 ,au?orities res]v$ 
to ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts    
,not)/&+ ! responsibilities & au?orities
 ( ! ,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy ) respect to 
! adm9i/ration ( milit>y m$ical treatm5t

 facilities z set =? 9 ?is section1 !   
,secret>y ( ea* milit>y dep>tm5t %all   
ma9ta9 au?ority ov] & responsibility =  
any memb] ( ! arm$ =ces "u !            
jurisdiction ( ! milit>y dep>tm5t       
conc]n$ :ile ! memb] is be+ consid]$ by 
a m$ical evaluation bo>d4 ,su*          
responsibility %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,responsibility = adm9i/]+ ! morale
 & welf>e ( ! memb]4  7#b7              
,responsibility = det]m9ations ( fitness
 = active duty ( ! memb]4  4  7d7       
,opportunity = he>+ ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all update !       
policies & proc$ures applicable to !    
implem5tation ( ! ,integrat$ ,disability
 ,evaluation ,sy/em to ensure t appeals 
made ) respect to det]m9ations ( fitness
 = duty by recov]+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y ( 
a milit>y dep>tm5t include 7if ! memb]  
dem&s x7 a full & fair he>+ on su*      
det]m9ation1 to be conduct$ by !        
,secret>y ( ! milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$4