Sec. 6. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes
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Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others. .
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. .