To allow the psychiatric or psychological examinations required under chapter 313 of title 18, United States Code, relating to offenders with mental disease or defect, to be conducted by a clinical social worker.

January 7, 2003

Mr. INOUYE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

To allow the psychiatric or psychological examinations required under chapter 313 of title 18, United States Code, relating to offenders with mental disease or defect, to be conducted by a clinical social worker.

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 `Psychiatric and Psychological Examinations Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. EXAMINATIONS BY CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS.

Section 4247(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by striking `psychiatrist or psychologist' and inserting `psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical social worker'.

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