Military Times: Tucked into the $1.3 trillion omnibus budget deal released late Wednesday are provisions to expand mental health care access for veterans with other-than-honorable discharges, in an effort to prevent more veteran suicides.
If the bill becomes law later this week — and it has to by Friday at midnight, or lawmakers will trigger a partial government shutdown — the provisions will ensure mental health screenings and care for veterans with so called “bad paper” dismissals.
Individuals with bad conduct discharges or court-martial convictions will not be eligible.
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