S 1439
115th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Gambling
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Preventing and Treating Gambling Disorder in the Military Act of 2017
Introduced: June 26, 2017
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Became law
Jun 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Preventing and Treating Gambling Disorder in the Military Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to incorporate medical screening questions specific to gambling disorder into the Annual Periodic Health Assessment conducted by DOD for members of the Armed Forces.
DOD shall incorporate into ongoing research efforts questions on gambling disorder, including by restoring such questions into the Health Related Behaviors Survey of Active Duty Military Personnel.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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