,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #deac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,zeld9 7= himself & ,miss ,rice (  
,new ,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to make   
grants to ,/ate & local entities to c>ry
 out pe]-to-pe] m5tal heal? programs4   
#a4 ,,pfc ,joseph ,p4 ,dwy] ,vet]an ,pe]
 ,support ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
e/abli% a grant program to be kn[n z !  
,,pfc ,joseph ,p4 ,dwy] ,vet]an ,pe]    
,support ,program "u :i* ! ,secret>y    
%all make grants to eligible entities = 
! purpose ( e/abli%+ pe]-to-pe] m5tal   
heal? programs = vet]ans4  7b7 ,eligible
 entity def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
eligible entity means any ( ! foll[+    
entities t submit to ! ,secret>y an     
application conta9+ su* in=mation &     
assurances z ! ,secret>y may require3   
7#a7 ,a nonpr(it organization hav+      

hi/orically s]v$ vet]ans' m5tal heal?   
ne$s4  7#b7 ,a congressionally *>t]$    
vet]an s]vice organization4  7#c7 ,a    
,/ate1 local1 or tribal vet]an s]vice   
ag5cy1 director1 or commission]4  7c7   
,am\nt ( grant ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u 
?is section %all receive a grant 9 an   
am\nt t does n exce$ #bej1jjj4  7d7 ,use
 ( funds ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is   
section %all use ! grant funds to-- 7#a7
 c>ry out a program t meets ! /&>ds     
develop$ "u subsection 7e72  7#b7 hire  
vet]ans to s]ve z pe] speciali/s to ho/ 
gr\p & individual meet+s ) vet]ans seek+
 noncl9ical support2  7#c7 provide m5tal
 heal? support to vet]ans #bd h\rs ea*  
day1 sev5 days ea* week2 &  7#d7 hire   
/aff to support ! program4  7e7 ,program
 /&>ds  7#a7 ,advisory commission ,!    
,secret>y %all e/abli% an advisory      
committee = ! purpose ( creat+          
appropriate /&>ds applicable to programs
 e/abli%$ us+ grants "u ?is section4    
7#b7 ,/&>ds ,! /&>ds develop$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include initial &    

cont9u$ tra9+ = vet]an pe] volunte]s1   
adm9i/rative /aff+ ne$s1 & be/ practices
 = address+ ! ne$s ( ea* vet]an s]v$4   
7f7 ,nonret5tion ( records ,! ,secret>y 
may n require ! recipi5t ( a grant "u   
?is section to ma9ta9 records on vet]ans
 seek+ support or to report any         
p]sonally id5tify+ in=mation directly or
 indirectly to ! ,secret>y ab\t su*     
vet]ans4  7g7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #be1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is 
section dur+ ! ?ree-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4