A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 11, 2015

This bill addresses medical evidence reviews in the case of: (1) a former member of the Armed Forces who was deployed in a contingency operation and subsequently diagnosed as suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as a consequence of such deployment, or (2) a former member whose application for relief from the terms of his or her military discharge is based in whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury related to combat or military sexual trauma.

Any board of review shall:

review medical evidence of the Department of Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider presented by the former member, and

review the case with a rebuttable presumption in favor of the former member that post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury materially contributed to the circumstances resulting in the discharge of a lesser characterization.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D–MI

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Armed Services Committee

14 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Jun 11, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 11, 2015
Introduced in Senate

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Discuss S.1567, 114th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1567

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1567/BILLS-114s1567is.htm

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Discuss S.1567, 114th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1567

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-06-11.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1567/BILLS-114s1567is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T19:42:42Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.1567, 114th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1567

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-06-11.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1567/BILLS-114s1567is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T19:42:42Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.1567, 114th Congress: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1567

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2015-06-11.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1567/BILLS-114s1567is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T19:42:42Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.1567 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.