Editorial Notes

2025—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(1)(A), struck out “or has been sexually assaulted during the preceding 2-year period” after “Coast Guard operations described in section 102” and substituted “the signs and symptoms of either” for “or based on such sexual assault, the influence of”.

Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(k)(1)(A), inserted “described in section 102” after “Coast Guard operations”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(1)(C), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(1)(B), (D), redesignated par. (2) as (3) and substituted “this subsection” for “paragraph (1)”. Former par. (3) redesignated (4).

Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(1)(B), (E)(i), (ii), redesignated par. (3) as (4) and inserted “or a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder” before “under this subsection” and “performed by” after “shall be” in introductory provisions. Former par. (4) redesignated (5).

Subsec. (a)(4)(A) to (D). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(1)(E)(iii), added subpars. (A) to (D) and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B) which read as follows:

“(A)
performed by—
“(i)
a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist; or
“(ii)
a licensed doctorate-level psychologist; or
“(B)
performed under the close supervision of—
“(i)
a board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist; or
“(ii)
a licensed doctorate-level psychologist, a doctorate-level mental health provider, a psychiatry resident, or a clinical or counseling psychologist who has completed a 1-year internship or residency.”

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(1)(B), redesignated par. (4) as (5).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(2), inserted “or a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder” after “traumatic brain injury”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(k)(1)(B), struck out subsec. (d). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In this section, the term ‘Coast Guard operations’ has the meaning given that term in section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468(a)).”

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 119–60, § 7227(3), added subsec. (e).