US SB3245

VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee must modify the PTSD, alcohol use, and violence risk mental health screens in separation health assessments to use validated screening tools

Joint Executive Committee must assess whether to add substance use screening to the separation health assessment and submit a report to Congress within 120 days justifying the decision

Secretary of Defense must fully implement the separation health assessment within 120 days of enactment, under guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

Expresses Congressional intent that transitioning service members receive effective, validated mental health screening prior to military separation