,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cchg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,murphy 
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,benishek1 ,ms4  
,gabbard1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 and ,mr4  
,hunter7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the mental health treatment  
provided by the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs to veterans who served in      
classified missions4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,classified ,veterans ,access to ,care  
,act4  #b4 ,mental health treatment for 
veterans who served in classified       
missions  7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is
 the sense of ,congress that veterans   
who experience combat-related mental    
health wounds should have immediate1    
appropriate1 and consistent access to   
comprehensive mental health care4  7b7  
,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of chapter 

#ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following section3  #agbj;,h4 ,mental   
health treatment for veterans who served
 in classified missions  7a7            
,establishment of standards  7#a7 ,the  
,secretary shall establish standards and
 procedures to ensure that each covered 
veteran may access mental health care   
provided by the ,secretary in a manner  
that fully accommodates the obligation  
of the veteran to not improperly        
disclose classified information4  7#b7  
,the ,secretary shall disseminate       
guidance to employees of the ,veterans  
,health ,administration1 including      
mental health professionals1 on the     
standards and procedures established    
under paragraph 7#a7 and how to best    
engage covered veterans during the      
course of mental health treatment with  
respect to classified information4  7b7 
,identification ,in carrying out this   
section1 the ,secretary shall ensure    
that a veteran may elect to identify as 

a covered veteran on an appropriate     
form4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3  7#a7 ,the term classified     
information means any information or    
material that has been determined by an 
official of the ,united ,states pursuant
 to law1 an ,executive order1 or        
regulation to require protection against
 unauthorized disclosure for reasons of 
national security4  7#b7 ,the term      
covered veteran means a veteran who--   
7,a7 is enrolled in the health care     
system established under section        
#agje7;a7 of this title2  7,b7 is       
seeking mental health treatment2 and    
7,c7 in the course of serving in the    
,armed ,forces1 participated in a       
sensitive mission or served in a        
sensitive unit4  7#c7 ,the term         
sensitive mission means a mission of the
 ,armed ,forces that1 at the time at    
which a covered veteran seeks treatment1
 is classified4  7#d7 ,the term         
sensitive unit has the meaning given    
that term in section #acj;b7c77#d7 of   

title #aj4  4  7c7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter is amended by adding    
after the item relating to section      
#agbj;,g the following new item3        
#agbj;,h4 ,mental health treatment for  
veterans who served in classified       
missions4  4