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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4333 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for consistency, trans-
parency, and fairness with respect to medical evaluations to determine 
fitness to serve as members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. DAVIS of North 
Carolina, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. BACON, and Mr. MURPHY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for con-
sistency, transparency, and fairness with respect to med-
ical evaluations to determine fitness to serve as members 
of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Qualified to Serve 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEDICAL ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 658. Medical accession standards for members of 
the Armed Forces 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF STANDARDS.—(1) The 
Secretaries concerned shall establish uniform medical ac-
cession standards for each Armed Force. Such standards 
shall— 
‘‘(A) apply uniformly for all commissioned offi-
cers of an Armed Force; and 
‘‘(B) apply uniformly for all enlisted members 
of an Armed Force across each occupational spe-
cialty. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned shall make readily 
available and understandable to potential members of the 
Armed Forces the standards established under paragraph 
(1), including an explanation of the process established 
under subsection (c)(1) and the process for seeking ap-
proval under subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN MEDICAL DISQUALI-
FICATIONS.—No person may be disqualified from serving 
as a member of the Armed Forces on the sole basis of 
a past diagnosis of a medical condition if— 
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‘‘(1) the diagnosis occurred before such person 
reached the age of 13 years old; 
‘‘(2) the condition did not require treatment 
during the five-year period that ends on the date on 
which such person seeks to become a member of the 
Armed Forces; 
‘‘(3) a licensed medical professional provides a 
current evaluation affirming that such person does 
not meet diagnostic criteria for the condition and is 
medically fit for service as a member of the Armed 
Forces; and 
‘‘(4) the Secretary concerned determines such 
diagnosis is unlikely to impact the health and readi-
ness of the Armed Force of which such person seeks 
to become a member. 
‘‘(c) PROCESS FOR REVIEW OR WAIVER OF MEDICAL 
DISQUALIFICATIONS.—(1) The Secretary concerned shall 
establish a process for the review of medical disqualifica-
tions of persons seeking to become a member of the Armed 
Forces. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may approve the acces-
sion of a person into the Armed Forces without regard 
to a disqualifying medical diagnosis if the Secretary con-
cerned determines that the accession of such person is in 
the interests of national security. 
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