Secretary shall, with respect to a member described in 
paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) retire the member pursuant to section 
1201 of this title if such member is otherwise 
qualified for such retirement; or 
‘‘(B) redeploy such member from the con-
tingency operation to a location where the mem-
ber may receive appropriate medical treatment. 
‘‘(2) A member described in this paragraph is a mem-
ber of the armed forces who, as a result of a mental health 
assessment conducted under subsection (a)(1)(B)— 
‘‘(A) is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress 
disorder, traumatic brain injury, suicidal tendencies, 
or other behavioral health condition; and 
‘‘(B) as part of such diagnosis, is determined 
to— 
‘‘(i) require care or monitoring that the 
Secretary determines cannot be provided while 
the member is deployed in support of a contin-
gency operation; 
‘‘(ii) be at risk of self-harm or harming 
other members of the armed forces; or 
‘‘(iii) be unable to perform duties assigned 
during such deployment. 
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‘‘(f) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall share with the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs such information on members of the armed forces 
that is derived from confidential mental health assess-
ments, including mental health assessments provided pur-
suant to this section and health assessments and other 
person-to-person assessments provided before the date of 
the enactment of this section as the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs jointly consider ap-
propriate to ensure continuity of mental health care and 
treatment of members of the armed forces during the 
transition from health care and treatment provided by the 
Department of Defense to health care and treatment pro-
vided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(2) Any sharing of information under paragraph (1) 
shall occur pursuant to a protocol jointly established by 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for purposes of this subsection. Any such protocol 
shall be consistent with the following: 
‘‘(A) Applicable provisions of the Wounded 
Warrior Act (title XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 
U.S.C. 1071 note), including section 1614 of that 
Act (122 Stat. 443; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 
‘‘(B) Section 1720F of title 38. 
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‘‘(3) Before each mental health assessment is con-
ducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the member of the armed forces is noti-
fied of the sharing of information with the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs under this subsection. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the other administering Secretaries, 
shall prescribe regulations for the administration of this 
section. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.—(1) Upon the issuance of the regula-
tions prescribed under subsection (g), the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to Congress a report describing such 
regulations. 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 270 days after the date of 
the issuance of the regulations prescribed under sub-
section (g), the Secretary shall submit to Congress an ini-
tial report on the implementation of the regulations by the 
military departments. 
‘‘(B) Not later than two years after the date of the 
issuance of the regulations prescribed under subsection 
(g), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
the implementation of the regulations by the military de-
partments. The report shall include an evidence-based as-
sessment of the effectiveness of the mental health assess-
ments provided pursuant to the regulations in achieving 
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the purpose specified in subsection (b) for such assess-
ments.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1074l the following new item: 
‘‘1074m. Mental health assessments for members of the armed forces deployed 
in support of a contingency operation.’’. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe an interim final rule with respect to 
the amendment made by paragraph (1), effective not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 708 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 
(Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2376; 10 U.S.C. 1074f 
note) is repealed. 
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