,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bg1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 &  
,mr4 ,m>key7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a program 
to e/abli% pe] speciali/s 9 pati5t      
align$ c>e teams at m$ical c5t]s ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,p>tn]s' ,ef=ts to 
,enhance ,re9tegration ,act or ! ,vet]an
 ,,pe] ,act4  #b4 ,program on e/abli%m5t
 ( pe] speciali/s 9 pati5t align$ c>e   
team sett+s )9 m$ical c5t]s ( ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,program       
requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 %all c>ry out a program to e/abli% pe] 
speciali/s 9 pati5t align$ c>e teams at 
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs to promote ! use & integration 
( m5tal heal? s]vices 9 a prim>y c>e    

sett+4  7b7 ,timeframe = e/abli%m5t (   
program  ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out !   
program at m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t z 
foll[s3 7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 at n    
few] ?an t5 m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t4 
7#b7 ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 at n few] ?an #be
 m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7       
,selection ( locations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y %all select m$ical c5t]s = ! 
program z foll[s3 7,a7 ,n few] ?an five 
%all be m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t t are
 designat$ by ! ,secret>y z polytrauma  
c5t]s4  7,b7 ,n few] ?an t5 %all be     
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t t are n      
designat$ by ! ,secret>y z polytrauma   
c5t]s4  7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9 select+  
m$ical c5t]s = ! program "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid] !        
feasibility & advisability ( select+    
m$ical c5t]s 9 ! foll[+ areas3  7,a7    
,rural areas & o!r areas t are und]s]v$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,b7 ,areas t are n 9  
close proximity to an active duty       

milit>y in/allation4  7,c7 ,areas       
repres5t+ diff]5t geographic locations1 
su* z c5sus tracts e/abli%$ by ! ,bureau
 ( ! ,c5sus4  7d7 ,g5d]-,specific       
s]vices ,9 c>ry+ out ! program at ea*   
location select$ "u subsection 7c71 !   
,secret>y %all ensure t--  7#a7 ! ne$s (
 female vet]ans are specifically        
consid]$ & address$2 &  7#b7 female pe] 
speciali/s are includ$ 9 ! program4  7e7
 ,reports  7#a7 ,p]iodic reports  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n less  
frequ5tly ?an once e #ahj days !reaft]  
until ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! program  
is be+ c>ri$ out at ! la/ location to be
 select$ "u subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
program4  7,b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* report     
requir$ by subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include
 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! f9d+s & conclusions ( 
! ,secret>y ) respect to ! program dur+ 
! #ahj-;day p]iod prec$+ ! submittal ( !
 report4  7ii7 ,an assessm5t ( ! b5efits
 ( ! program to vet]ans & family memb]s 

( vet]ans dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod prec$+ 
! submittal ( ! report4  7#b7 ,f9al     
report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !     
,secret>y det]m9es t ! program is be+   
c>ri$ out at ! la/ location to be       
select$ "u subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y  
%all submit to ,congress a report       
detail+ ! recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y z
 to ! feasibility & advisability ( exp&+
 ! program to additional locations4