,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjbe,mr4   
,ma/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% an oa? = memb]s
 sep>at+ f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,oa? (  
,exit ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( sep>ation
 oa? = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7      
,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  
7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces is !  
l>ge/1 all-volunte] milit>y =ce 9 ! _w1 
yet less ?an "o p]c5t ( ! ,am]ican      
population s]ves 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7 
,ea* bran* ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7,army1      
,navy1 ,air ,=ce1 ,m>9e ,corps1 ,space  
,=ce1 & ,coa/ ,gu>d7 in/ills 9 its      
memb]s a s5se ( duty & obligation to !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 _! bran* ( s]vice1 & _!  
comrades-9-arms4  7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs e/imates t            
approximately #bj vet]ans ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces commit suicide ea* day1 & a       

vet]an's risk ( suicide is #ba p]c5t    
high] ?an an adult :o has n s]v$ 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces4  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs is aggressively       
und]tak+ measures to prev5t ^! tragic   
outcomes1 yet suicide rates among       
vet]ans rema9 unacceptably high4  7#e7  
,^u enli/m5t or appo9tm5t 9 ! ,arm$     
,=ces1 a new memb] is obligat$ to take  
an oa? ( (fice or oa? ( enli/m5t4  7#f7 
,mo/ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces view ?is oa?
 n z an imposition1 b z a promise t !y  
are b\nd to fulfill4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( 
sep>ation oa? ,section #ejb ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7b71 by /rik+ ,! oa? & ins]t+
 ,an oa? e/abli%$ by ?is section2  7#b7 
by r$esignat+ subsection 7b71 z am5d$1 z
 subsection 7c72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] 
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7b73  7b7 ,sep>ation oa? ,prior to      
retirem5t or o!r sep>ation f ! arm$     
=ces1 o!r ?an sep>ation pursuant to !   
s5t5ce ( a c\rt-m>tial1 a memb] ( an    
arm$ =ce may take ! foll[+ oa?3 ,i1 1   

recogniz+ t my oa? to support & def5d ! 
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates aga9/ all
 enemies1 =eign & dome/ic1 has involv$  
me & my fell[ memb]s 9 exp]i5ces t few  
p]sons1 o!r ?an our pe]s1 c und]/&1 d   
solemnly swe> 7or affirm7 to cont9ue to 
be ! keep] ( my bro!rs- & si/]s-9-arms &
 protector ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !        
,con/itution2 to pres]ve ! values ,i h  
le>n$2 to ma9ta9 my body & my m9d2 to   
give help to1 & seek help f1 my fell[   
vet]ans2 & to n br+ h>m to myself or    
o!rs4 ,i take ?is oa? freely & )\t      
purpose ( evasion1 s help me ,god4  4   
7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section    
head+ ,! head+ ( section #ejb ( title   
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  #ejb4 ,enli/m5t oa? &   
sep>ation oa?3 :o may adm9i/]  4  7#b7  
,table ( sections ,! table ( sections at
 ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ca ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ !
 item relat+ to section #ejb & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+ new item3  #ejb4 ,enli/m5t oa? & 
sep>ation oa?3 :o may adm9i/]4  4