1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warrior Bill of Rights Act of 2023 . 2. Accountability for certain members of the Armed Forces during the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Members of the Armed Forces are the brave men and women who voluntarily put themselves in harm’s way, while fighting the enemies of freedom around the world so that all citizens of the United States and countless citizens of other nations can enjoy the blessings of liberty in peace. We owe those members not only a debt of gratitude, but our willingness to ensure every single member receives excellent health care and just treatment in the medical separation process when they’ve become ill or injured in the line of duty. This is critically important, not only for the present state of readiness in the Armed Forces, but for potential recruitment of future warfighters as elucidated by President George Washington when he stated, The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation. (2) Wounded Warriors remain members of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department and determinations regarding their physical ability is the responsibility of the chain of command of the member, rather than the personnel within or under the direction of the Defense Health Agency. That responsibility through the jurisdiction of the military chain of command is effective during the entirety of the process of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System of the Department of Defense, or successor system, instead of vesting for practical purposes only at the end of such process. (3) Section 1214 of title 10, United States Code, guarantees that [n]o member of the Armed Forces may be retired or separated for physical disability without a full and fair hearing if he demands it. (4) Section 1216(b) of such