S. 3245 — MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025

This section directs the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee (JEC)—an interagency body that coordinates VA-DoD efforts including health assessments for separating service members—to (1) ensure the post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol use, and violence risk mental health screens in the separation health assessment are validated tools (e.g., by validating existing screens or replacing them with validated ones); and (2) incorporate substance use screening as a mental health screen in the separation health assessment (or justify its exclusion), including submission of a report to the armed services and veterans' affairs committees of Congress within 120 days of enactment. This section further requires the Secretary of Defense, under guidance from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, to fully implement the separation health assessment within 120 days of enactment.