,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #h1 #bjae,mr4    
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,cain7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli%
 a jo9t uni=m =mul>y ) respect to       
sy/emic pa9 & psy*otropic drugs t are   
critical = ! transition ( an individual 
f receiv+ heal? c>e s]vices furni%$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se to heal? c>e       
s]vices furni%$ by ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,jo9t ,=mul>ies = ,vet]ans ,act (     
#bjae4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( /rategic uni=m
 drug =mul>y = ! provision ( heal? c>e  
s]vices to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces       
und]go+ sep>ation f ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
jo9tly e/abli% a process to make        

available to individuals und]go+ !      
transition f ! receipt ( heal? c>e      
s]vices ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to !
 receipt ( su* s]vices ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs sy/emic pa9 &      
psy*otropic drugs t are critical to !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs = ! appropriate &     
effective provision ( heal? c>e s]vices 
to su* individuals4  7b7 ,/rategic uni=m
 =mul>y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all    
jo9tly e/abli%1 & f "t to "t update1 a  
/rategic1 evid5ce-bas$1 uni=m =mul>y = !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs t includes all        
appropriate sy/emic pa9 & psy*otropic   
drugs t ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs jo9tly    
det]m9e are critical to ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs = ! appropriate & effective    
provision ( heal? c>e s]vices to        
individuals describ$ 9 su* subsection4  

7#b7 ,inapplicability ( c]ta9 provisions
 ( law ,section #ajgd;g ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to !  
e/abli%+ & updat+ ( ! =mul>y requir$ by 
p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,pres]vation (      
au?ority ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be    
con/ru$ to prohibit ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs f ea* ma9ta9+ _! own =mul>ies4 
7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
jo9tly submit to ! appropriate          
committees ( ,congress a report on !    
e/abli%m5t ( ! =mul>y "u subsection 7b74
  7#b7 ,appropriate committees (        
,congress def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m
 appropriate committees ( ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$      
,s]vices & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4