MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3245 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3245 To require the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee to improve mental health screening conducted under separation health assessments for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2025 Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee to improve mental health screening conducted under separation health assessments for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Integrity in Necessary Diagnostics for Our Veterans Act of 2025'' or the ``MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING CONDUCTED UNDER SEPARATION HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) in order to address the mental health challenges following separation of members of the Armed Forces from military service, transitioning members must receive effective mental health screening prior to separation; (2) all screens conducted for mental health for members of the Armed Forces under the separation health assessment must be validated screens; (3) it is essential that the Department of Defense fully implement the separation health assessment with validated screening; and (4) screening for substance use should be considered a necessary ment