,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cchg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,s9ema 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,murphy (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,b5i%ek1 ,ms4        
,gabb>d1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 & ,mr4     
,hunt]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve ! m5tal
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 ,vet]ans ,affairs to vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 
classifi$ missions4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,classifi$    
,vet]ans ,access to ,c>e ,act4  #b4     
,m5tal heal? treatm5t = vet]ans :o s]v$ 
9 classifi$ missions  7a7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t    
vet]ans :o exp]i5ce combat-relat$ m5tal 
heal? w\nds %\ld h imm$iate1            
appropriate1 & consi/5t access to       
compreh5sive m5tal heal? c>e4  7b7 ,9   
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ag ( title
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add+ at ! end ! foll[+ section3         

#agbj;,h4 ,m5tal heal? treatm5t =       
vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 classifi$ missions    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( /&>ds  7#a7 ,!        
,secret>y %all e/abli% /&>ds & proc$ures
 to ensure t ea* cov]$ vet]an may access
 m5tal heal? c>e provid$ by ! ,secret>y 
9 a mann] t fully accommodates !        
obligation ( ! vet]an to n improp]ly    
disclose classifi$ in=mation4  7#b7 ,!  
,secret>y %all dissem9ate guidance to   
employees ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?           
,adm9i/ration1 includ+ m5tal heal?      
pr(essionals1 on ! /&>ds & proc$ures    
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 & h[ to be/   
engage cov]$ vet]ans dur+ ! c\rse (     
m5tal heal? treatm5t ) respect to       
classifi$ in=mation4  7b7 ,id5tification
 ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t a vet]an may elect to     
id5tify z a cov]$ vet]an on an          
appropriate =m4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m classifi$         
in=mation means any in=mation or mat]ial
 t has be5 det]m9$ by an (ficial ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates pursuant to law1 an       

,executive ord]1 or regulation to       
require protection aga9/ unau?oriz$     
disclosure = reasons ( national         
security4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ vet]an     
means a vet]an :o--  7,a7 is enroll$ 9 !
 heal? c>e sy/em e/abli%$ "u section    
#agje7;a7 ( ?is title2  7,b7 is seek+   
m5tal heal? treatm5t2 &  7,c7 9 ! c\rse 
( s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 p>ticipat$ 9 a  
s5sitive mission or s]v$ 9 a s5sitive   
unit4  7#c7 ,! t]m s5sitive mission     
means a mission ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces t1 at ! 
"t at :i* a cov]$ vet]an seeks treatm5t1
 is classifi$4  7#d7 ,! t]m s5sitive    
unit has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section   
#acj;b7c77#d7 ( title #aj4  4  7c7      
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #agbj;,g !
 foll[+ new item3  #agbj;,h4 ,m5tal     
heal? treatm5t = vet]ans :o s]v$ 9      
classifi$ missions4  4