Brandon Act

Bill: 116-hr-7368
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2020-06-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Defense

Health information and medical records

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Mental health

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3045-3046)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Brandon Act</b></p> <p>This bill modifies the regulatory requirement for the referral of a member of the Armed Forces for a mental health evaluation. It requires that commanding officers or supervisors make referrals as soon as practicable and that the referral process protect the confidentiality of the member.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2020 Mr. Moulton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which a member of the Armed Forces may be referred for a mental health evaluation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brandon Act . 2. Mandatory referral for mental health evaluation Section 1090a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (e) Process applicable to member disclosure The regulations required by subsection (a) shall— (1) establish a phrase that enables a member of the armed forces to trigger a referral of the member by a commanding officer or supervisor for a mental health evaluation; (2) require a commanding officer or supervisor to make such referral as soon as practicable following disclosure by the member to the commanding officer or supervisor of the phrase established under paragraph (1); and (3) ensure that the process protects the confidentiality of the member in a manner similar to the confidentiality provided for members making restricted reports under section 1565b(b) of this title. .