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S.Amdt. 5063Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)

S.Amdt. 5063

What it does: Adds SEC. 634. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS INCIDENT TO SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDERS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES at the end of subtitle C of title VI
Sponsored by Gordon H. SmithSen. Gordon H. Smith (R-OR)
Submitted June 26, 2008

What it changes

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Adds a section

  1. Adds SEC. 634. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS INCIDENT TO SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDERS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES at the end of subtitle C of title VI

    Adds a section

    In S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to travel that occurs on or after that date.

    Inserted: SEC. 634. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS INCIDENT TO SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDERS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--Subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) of section 411h of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting "(including having a serious mental disorder)" after "seriously injured".

    Inserted: (b) Serious Mental Disorder Defined.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

    Inserted: "(4)(A) In this section, the term 'serious mental disorder', in the case of a member, means that the member has been diagnosed with a mental disorder that requires intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.

    Inserted: "(B) The circumstances in which a member shall be considered to have a serious mental disorder for purposes of this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

    Inserted: "(i) The member is considered to be a potential danger to self or others as a result of a diagnosed mental disorder that requires intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.

    Inserted: "(ii) The member is diagnosed with a mental disorder and has psychotic symptoms that require intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.

    Inserted: "(iii) The member is diagnosed with a mental disorder and has severe symptoms or severe impairment in functioning that require intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.".

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle C of title VI, add the following:

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As printed

SA 5063. Mr. SMITH (for himself, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Nelson of Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 634. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS INCIDENT TO SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDERS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) of section 411h of title 37, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(including having a serious mental disorder)” after “seriously injured”.

(b) Serious Mental Disorder Defined.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(4)(A) In this section, the term ‘serious mental disorder', in the case of a member, means that the member has been diagnosed with a mental disorder that requires intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.

“(B) The circumstances in which a member shall be considered to have a serious mental disorder for purposes of this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

“(i) The member is considered to be a potential danger to self or others as a result of a diagnosed mental disorder that requires intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.

“(ii) The member is diagnosed with a mental disorder and has psychotic symptoms that require intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.

“(iii) The member is diagnosed with a mental disorder and has severe symptoms or severe impairment in functioning that require intensive mental health treatment or hospitalization.”.

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June 26, 2008