US Congress Senate Bill 1567 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-4-1)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge. This bill addresses medical evidence reviews in the case of: (1) a former member of the Armed Forces who was deployed in a contingency operation and subsequently diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a consequence of such deployment, or (2) a former member whose application for relief from the terms of his or her military discharge is based in whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma. Any board of review shall: review medical evidence of the Department of Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider presented by the former member, and review the case with a rebuttable presumption in favor of the former member that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury materially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB4683 (Related) 2016-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1567/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1567/BILLS-114s1567is.pdf