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To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for consistency, transparency, and fairness with respect to medical evaluations to determine fitness to serve as members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires each branch of the Armed Forces to establish uniform medical accession standards that apply consistently to all officers and enlisted members within occupational specialties, and to make these standards readily available to prospective service members. The bill prohibits disqualifying someone solely based on a past medical diagnosis if the diagnosis occurred before age 13, did not require treatment in the five-year period before application, a current medical evaluation affirms the person no longer meets the diagnostic criteria and is medically fit, and the Secretary determines the diagnosis is unlikely to impact military health and readiness. The bill requires the Secretary to establish a process for reviewing and potentially waiving medical disqualifications, and allows the Secretary to approve someone's service without regard to a disqualifying medical diagnosis if it is in the interests of national security. The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to submit an annual report to Congress identifying the number of people disqualified for medical reasons, the number of waivers granted, and any updates to medical standards or the review process.
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Sponsor (1)
10 cosponsors
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL)
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
Actions (2)
- Jul 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Jul 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 10, 2025
Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for consistency, transparency, and fairness with respect to medical evaluations to determine fitness to serve as 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 “Qualified to Serve Act”.
SEC. 2. MEDICAL ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 658. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces
“(a) Establishment of Standards.—(1) The Secretaries concerned shall establish uniform medical accession standards for each Armed Force. Such standards shall—
“(A) apply uniformly for all commissioned officers of an Armed Force; and
“(B) apply uniformly for all enlisted members of an Armed Force across each occupational specialty.
“(2) The Secretary concerned shall make readily available and understandable to potential members of the Armed Forces the standards established under paragraph (1), including an explanation of the process established under subsection (c)(1) and the process for seeking approval under subsection (c)(2).
“(b) Prohibition on Certain Medical Disqualifications.—No person may be disqualified from serving as a member of the Armed Forces on the sole basis of a past diagnosis of a medical condition if—
“(1) the diagnosis occurred before such person reached the age of 13 years old;
“(2) the condition did not require treatment during the five-year period that ends on the date on which such person seeks to become a member of the Armed Forces;
“(3) a licensed medical professional provides a current evaluation affirming that such person does not meet diagnostic criteria for the condition and is medically fit for service as a member of the Armed Forces; and
“(4) the Secretary concerned determines such diagnosis is unlikely to impact the health and readiness of the Armed Force of which such person seeks to become a member.
“(c) Process for Review or Waiver of Medical Disqualifications.—
(1) The Secretary concerned shall establish a process for the review of medical disqualifications of persons seeking to become a member of the Armed Forces.
“(2) The Secretary concerned may approve the accession of a person into the Armed Forces without regard to a disqualifying medical diagnosis if the Secretary concerned determines that the accession of such person is in the interests of national security.
“(d) Annual Report.—The Secretary of Defense shall annually submit to the congressional defense committees a report identifying—
“(1) the number of persons disqualified from service as a member of the Armed Forces during the preceding calendar year due to medical history;
“(2) the number and type of approvals granted under subsection (c)(2) during the preceding calendar year; and
“(3) any updates to the medical standards for accession established under subsection (a) or the process established under subsection (c)(1) since the submission of the preceding report.”. <all>
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