Sec. 563. ANNUAL REPORT ON MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM ACTIVE DUTY WHO FILE CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS

306 words·~1 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-17475/sec-563

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 563 ANNUAL REPORT ON MEMBERS SEPARATING FROM ACTIVE DUTY WHO FILE CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS ###

(a)Report Required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than each January 1 thereafter through 2025, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on members of the Armed Forces who file claims for disability benefits. ###

(b)Elements The report under this section shall include, for the period beginning on October 1, 2019, through the month that ended most recently before the date of the report, the number of members serving on active duty, disaggregated by Armed Force, who filed a claim for disability benefits— ####

(1)more than 180 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty; ####

(2)between 180 and 90 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty; ####

(3)fewer than 90 days before the discharge or release of such member from active duty; ####

(4)before separation and was issued a decision letter before the discharge or release of such member from active duty; ####

(5)before separation and was issued a decision letter after the discharge or release of such member from active duty; ####

(6)completed a mental health evaluation before the discharge or release of such member from active duty; and ####

(7)did not complete a mental health evaluation before the discharge or release of such member from active duty. ###

(c)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: ####

(1)The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives. ####

(2)The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives.