,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cada  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #g1 #bjaf,mr4    
,r\nds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to e/abli% a grant program to improve ! 
monitor+ ( m5tal heal? & sub/ance abuse 
treatm5t programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protection &     
,advocacy = ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 
,e/abli%m5t ( grant program to improve  
monitor+ ( m5tal heal? & sub/ance abuse 
treatm5t programs ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,comm5c+ n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% a grant  
program to improve ! monitor+ ( m5tal   
heal? & sub/ance abuse treatm5t programs
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7b7
 ,grants  7#a7 ,ma9 grant  7,a7 ,aw>d ,9
 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  

%all aw>d grants to f\r protection &    
advocacy sy/ems "u :i* ea* protection & 
advocacy sy/em %all c>ry out a          
demon/ration project to inve/igate &    
monitor ! c>e & treatm5t ( vet]ans      
provid$ "u *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 = m5tal illness or       
sub/ance abuse issues at m$ical         
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,b7 ,m9imum 
am\nt ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 to a protection & advocacy sy/em   
%all be 9 an am\nt t is n less ?an      
#aje1jjj = ea* ye> t ! protection &     
advocacy sy/em c>ries out a demon/ration
 project describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph "u !
 grant program4  7#b7 ,collaboration    
grant  7,a7 ,aw>d ,dur+ ea* ye> 9 :i* a 
protection & advocacy sy/em c>ries out a
 demon/ration project "u p>agraph       
7#a77;,a71 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d a jo9t 
grant to a national organization )      
ext5sive k ( ! protection & advocacy    
sy/em & a vet]ans s]vice organization 9 
! am\nt ( #hj1jjj4  7,b7 ,collaboration 
,ea* national organization & vet]ans    

s]vice organization t is aw>d$ a jo9t   
grant "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all use !    
am\nt ( ! grant to facilitate !         
collaboration betwe5 ! national         
organization & ! vet]ans s]vice         
organization to--  7i7 coord9ate tra9+ &
 te*nical assi/ance = ! protection &    
advocacy sy/ems aw>d$ grants "u p>agraph
 7#a77;,a72 &  7ii7 provide = data      
collection1 report+1 & analysis 9 c>ry+ 
out su* p>agraph4  7#c7 ,au?ority ,9    
c>ry+ out a demon/ration project "u     
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 a protection &      
advocacy sy/em %all h ! au?orities      
specifi$ 9 section #aje7;a7 ( !         
,protection & ,advocacy = ,individuals )
 ,m5tal ,illness ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajhje7;a77 ) respect to m$ical         
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7          
,selection ,9 select+ ! f\r protection &
 advocacy sy/ems to receive grants "u   
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 ! ,secret>y    
%all consid] ! foll[+ crit]ia3  7#a7    
,:e!r ! protection & advocacy sy/em has 
demon/rat$ monitor+ & inve/igation      

exp]i5ce1 along ) k ( ! issues fac+     
vet]ans ) disabilities4  7#b7 ,:e!r !   
,/ate 9 :i* ! protection & advocacy     
sy/em op]ates-- 7,a7 has l[ aggregat$   
scores 9 ! doma9s ( m5tal heal?1        
p]=mance1 & access z rat$ by ! ,/rategic
 ,analytics ,improvem5t & ,le>n+        
database sy/em 7commonly ref]r$ to z    
,,sail72 &  7,b7 to ! ext5t practicable1
 is repres5tative ( bo? urban & rural   
,/ates4  7d7 ,reports ,! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t ea* protection & advocacy sy/em
 p>ticipat+ 9 ! grant program submits to
 ! ,secret>y reports develop$ by !      
protection & advocacy sy/em relat+ to   
inve/igations or monitor+ conduct$      
pursuant to subsection 7b77#a77;,a74 ,! 
,secret>y %all designate an (fice ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to receive
 ea* su* report4  7e7 ,duration2        
t]m9ation  7#a7 ,duration ,! ,secret>y  
%all c>ry out ! grant program e/abli%$  
"u subsection 7a7 = a p]iod ( five ye>s 
beg9n+ on ! date ( comm5cem5t ( ! grant 
program4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation ( demon/ration

 projects ,! ,secret>y may t]m9ate a    
demon/ration project "u subsection      
7b77#a77;,a7 be=e ! end ( ! five-ye>    
p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 if !     
,secret>y det]m9es !re is good cause =  
su* t]m9ation4 ,if ! ,secret>y c>ries   
out su* a t]m9ation1 ! ,secret>y %all   
aw>d grants "u su* subsection to a new  
protection & advocacy sy/em = ! rema9+  
duration ( ! grant program4  7f7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ! grant program "u
 subsection 7a7 #ejj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjag ?r\gh #bjba4  7g7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m protection 
& advocacy sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 
eligible sy/em 9 section #ajb7b7 ( !    
,protection & ,advocacy = ,individuals )
 ,m5tal ,illness ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajhjb7b774  7#b7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea*
 ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 t]ritories1 &       
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ! ,commonweal? (
 ,pu]to ,rico4  7#c7 ,! t]m vet]ans     

s]vice organization means any           
organization recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y = 
! repres5tation ( vet]ans "u section    
#eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4