Sergeant Daniel Somers Classified Veterans Access to Care Act

Summary

Sergeant Daniel Somers Classified Veterans Access to Care Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that veterans who experience combat-related mental health wounds should have immediate and consistent access to comprehensive mental health care. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall: establish standards and procedures to ensure that a veteran who participated in a classified mission or served in a sensitive unit while in the Armed Forces may access VA mental health care in a manner that fully accommodates the veteran's obligation to not improperly disclose classified information; disseminate guidance to employees of the Veterans Health Administration, including mental health professionals, on such standards and procedures and on how to best engage such veterans during the course of mental health treatment with respect to classified information; and ensure that an individual may elect to identify as such a veteran on an appropriate form.

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Timeline

1. 10 February 2016

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 February 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 10 February 2016 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
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