S 1668
113th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
A bill to require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the impact of certain mental and physical trauma on the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for misconduct.
Introduced: November 7, 2013
Introduced by:
Bennet, Michael F.
Democratic
· Colorado
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Nov 7, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to report on the impact of mental and physical trauma relating to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, behavioral health matters not related to PTSD, and other neurological combat traumas on the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for misconduct.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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