,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjaf,mr4   
,o',r\rke 7= himself & ,mr4 ,jones7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize an individual :o  
is transition+ f receiv+ treatm5t       
furni%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to     
treatm5t furni%$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to cont9ue receiv+    
treatm5t f su* individual's m5tal heal? 
c>e provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,c>e 
,provid] ,ret5tion ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4   
,ret5tion ( ,m5tal ,heal? ,c>e ,provid] 
7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,dur+ ! transition f      
receiv+ treatm5t furni%$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se to treatm5t furni%$ by !      

,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 a cov]$  
individual may elect to cont9ue receiv+ 
treatm5t f su* individual's m5tal heal? 
c>e provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4    
7b7 ,priority ,a cov]$ individual %all  
receive ! same level ( priority z memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces at ! milit>y m$ical    
treatm5t facility at :i* ! cov]$        
individual has elect$ to cont9ue        
treatm5t4  7c7 ,reimbursem5t ( ,co/s ,! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
reimburse ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se =       
s]vices r5d]$ pursuant to subsection    
7a71 if su* s]vices w\ld h o!rwise be5  
furni%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  7d7 ,dep>ture ( ,m5tal ,heal?
 ,c>e ,provid] ,9 ! ev5t t ! m5tal heal?
 c>e provid] describ$ "u subsection 7a7 
dep>ts ! milit>y m$ical treatm5t        
facility at :i* ! cov]$ individual is   
receiv+ treatm5t1 su* individual may    
elect to obta9 ! s]vices (--  7#a7 a    
diff]5t m5tal heal? c>e provid] at !    
same milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility2  
or  7#b7 a m5tal heal? c>e provid] ( !  

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7e7     
,dep>ture ( ,cov]$ ,individual ,9 ! ev5t
 t ! cov]$ individual relocates & is    
unable to reasonably receive c>e at !   
milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility at :i* 
su* individual has elect$ to cont9ue    
treatm5t "u subsection 7a71 su*         
individual %all transition to receiv+   
treatm5t f a m5tal heal? c>e provid] ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7f7    
,m$ical ,records ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs %all ensure t any m5tal heal? 
c>e provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se t   
furni%es c>e or s]vices "u ?is section  
to a cov]$ individual submits to !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs a copy (  
any m$ical record relat$ to ! c>e or    
s]vices provid$ to su* individual by su*
 m5tal heal? c>e provid] = inclusion 9 !
 electronic m$ical record ( su*         
individual ma9ta9$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs ^u su* individual's   
transition to receiv+ treatm5t f a m5tal
 heal? c>e provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7g7 ,def9ition (    

,cov]$ ,individual ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 cov]$ individual means an individual :o
 has be5 diagnos$ ) a m5tal heal?       
condition &-- 7#a7 is enroll+ 9 ! pati5t
 enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs1 e/abli%$ by section  
#agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
or  7#b7 has enroll$ 9 ! pati5t         
enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs & is /ill 9 transition f      
receiv+ treatm5t furni%$ by ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs4