Sec. 544. Analysis on the advisability to revise Military Rule of Evidence 513
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The Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall analyze the advisability of modifying rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence (as set forth in part III of the Manual for Courts-Martial) to include diagnoses of a patient and treatments prescribed to a patient as confidential communications subject to the psychotherapist-patient privilege. The Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the considerations described in subsection (b).
In the analysis directed under subsection (a), the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall consider— the advisability of modifying Military Rule of Evidence 513 to cover psychotherapy diagnoses and treatments; and such other approaches to the modification of Military Rule of Evidence 513 as the Committee considers appropriate to address victim privacy rights balanced against the rights of the accused and the best interests of justice. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— the analysis conducted under subsection (a); and any recommended draft legislative text that sets forth all amendments and modifications to law that may be needed to effectively implement such recommendations.