What does Preamble of MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025 do?

This bill concerns mental health screening for members of the Armed Forces. It requires the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee to improve mental health screening conducted under separation health assessments.

What does SHORT TITLE. of MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025 do?

This bill is formally titled the Medical Integrity in Necessary Diagnostics for Our Veterans Act of 2025.

What does IMPROVEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING CONDUCTED UNDER of MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025 do?

This section expresses the sense of Congress that transitioning members of the Armed Forces should receive effective and validated mental health screening prior to separation. All mental health screens conducted under the separation health assessment must be validated. The Department of Defense is directed to fully implement the separation health assessment with validated screening. Screening for substance use is considered a necessary mental health screen and should be included in the separation health assessment. The Joint Executive Committee is tasked with ensuring the PTSD, alcohol use, and violence risk mental health screens are validated, potentially through modification or replacement. The Joint Executive Committee must incorporate screening for substance use and assess its inclusion in the separation health assessment. A report on the justification for including or not including a substance use screen must be submitted to congressional committees within 120 days of the Act's enactment. The Secretary of Defense must fully implement the separation health assessment within 120 days of the Act's enactment. The 'appropriate congressional committees' are defined as the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs.

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MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025

Last updated: 3/19/2026 · Introduced: 11/20/2025

Author: Pete Ricketts (R-NE)

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The bill mandates that all mental health screenings conducted as part of separation health assessments for service members must be validated.
It directs the Department of Defense to fully implement separation health assessments, including screening for substance use, and requires the Joint Executive Committee to validate PTSD, alcohol use, and violence risk screens.
The bill requires a report to Congress within 120 days of enactment, justifying the inclusion or exclusion of substance use screening in separation health assessments.

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