,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,peters of ,california 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 and ,mr4 ,takano7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for additional qualification 
requirements for individuals appointed  
to marriage and family therapist        
positions in the ,veterans ,health      
,administration of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,marriage
 and ,family ,therapists for ,veterans  
,act4  #b4 ,additional qualification    
requirements for marriage and family    
therapists of the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #gdjb7;b77#aj7 of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 by    
inserting that is regionally accredited 

or before approved2 and  7,b7 by        
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71  
by striking the period and inserting 2  
and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph3  7,c7 have  
passed--  7i7 the ,association of       
,marital and ,family ,therapy regulatory
 board examination in marital and family
 therapy2 or  7ii7 an examination for a 
marriage and family therapy license     
given by a ,state board of behavioral   
sciences or its equivalent4  4  7b7     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply to the       
appointment of an individual to a       
marriage and family therapist position  
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4