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bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require a ,,gao /udy on !   
compliance ( dis*>ge review bo>ds )     
/atutory provisions & directives relat$ 
to lib]al consid]ation ( c]ta9          
conditions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
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,dis*>ge ,review ,bo>d ,acc\ntability   
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review bo>d compliance ) lib]al         
consid]ation requirem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
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%all conduct a /udy on ! implem5tation  
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section #aeec ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
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consid]ation z requir$ "u subsection    
7d77#c7 ( su* section & "u ! ,kurta     
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ref]5ces lib]al consid]ation1 ! ,hagel  
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:]e ! decision explicitly ref]5ces !    
f\r-"p framework outl9$ 9 ! ,kurta      
memor&um4  7#e7 ,an analysis ( h[ !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ensures lib]al      
consid]ation1 z def9$ 9 ! ,kurta        
memor&um1 is actually be+ employ$ 9     
cases consid]$ pursuant to section #aeec

 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#f7
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ref]5c$ explicitly 9 dis*>ge review bo>d
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bo>ds f employ+ lib]al consid]ation4    
7#g7 ,recomm5dations = re=ms t c\ld     
enable dis*>ge review bo>ds to bett]    
implem5t lib]al consid]ation4  7c7      
,results ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all brief !         
appropriate congressional committees on 
any prelim9>y f9d+s ( ! /udy1 ) a report
 to foll[ at a mutually agre$ ^u date4  
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,arm$ ,s]vices & ! ,committee on        
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !
 ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,hagel   
memor&um ,! t]m ,hagel memor&um means ! 
,septemb] #c1 #bjad1 memor&um f !       

,secret>y ( ,def5se to ! ,secret>ies ( !
 milit>y dep>tm5ts entitl$1 ,supplem5tal
 ,guidance to ,milit>y ,bo>ds =         
,correction ( ,milit>y_/,naval ,records 
,consid]+ ,dis*>ge ,upgrade ,reque/s by 
,vet]ans ,claim+ ,po/ ,traumatic ,/ress 
,disord]4  7#c7 ,kurta memor&um ,! t]m  
,kurta memor&um means ! ,augu/ #be1     
#bjag1 memor&um f ! ,(fice ( ! ,"u      
,secret>y ( ,def5se = ,p]sonnel &       
,read9ess to ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y  
dep>tm5ts entitl$1 ,cl>ify+ ,guidance to
 ,milit>y ,dis*>ge ,review ,bo>ds &     
,bo>ds = ,correction ( ,milit>y_/,naval 
,records ,consid]+ ,reque/s by ,vet]ans 
= ,modification ( _! ,dis*>ge ,due to   
,m5tal ,heal? ,conditions1 ,sexual      
,assault1 or ,sexual ,h>assm5t4