S. 1465 · 112th Congress
Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act
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Casey7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through community partnerships with private nonprofit organizations, to carry out a three-year pilot program assessing the enhancement of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts in research, treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and substance use disorders and…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Aug 1, 2011
Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, through community partnerships with private nonprofit organizations, to carry out a three-year pilot program assessing the enhancement of Department of Defense (DOD) efforts in research, treatment, education, and outreach on mental health and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in members of the National Guard and Reserves and their family members and caregivers.
Allows the Secretary, using a competitive or merit-based award process, to award up to five grants to such community partners, provided that the awardee agrees to make matching contributions from nonfederal sources (whether public or private) of at least $3 for each $1 provided under the grant.
Requires grant-seeking organizations to submit an application including a description of proposed collaboration initiatives and existing research efforts.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Joining Forces for Military Mental Health Act
Latest action (Aug 1, 2011): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5194-5195)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Aug 1, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.