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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjae ,mr4   
,donnelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wick]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve ! provision ( m5tal heal? c>e to
 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans f !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
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,provid] ,assessm5t ,act ( #bjae4  #b4  
,improvem5t ( m5tal heal? c>e provid$ by
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,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs  7a7 ,tra9+ on recognition &   
managem5t ( risk ( suicide ,! ,secret>y 
conc]n$ %all ensure t all heal? c>e     
provid]s "u ! jurisdiction ( su*        
,secret>y receive empirically support$  
tra9+ on ! recognition & assessm5t (    
individuals at risk = suicide & !       
managem5t ( su* risk n less frequ5tly   

?an once e ?ree ye>s4  7b7 ,evaluation (
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guidel9es & be/ practices by m5tal heal?
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 "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
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ye> !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all   
conduct an evaluation ( ! implem5tation 
by m5tal heal? c>e provid]s "u !        
jurisdiction ( su* ,secret>y ( ! cl9ical
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provid]s by su* ,secret>y & o!r         
evid5ce-bas$ treatm5ts & approa*es4     
7#b7 ,inclusion ( results 9 employee    
p]=mance evaluations ,! ,secret>y       
conc]n$ %all incorporate evaluations    
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 into !        
employee evaluation process conduct$ by 
su* ,secret>y ) respect to m5tal heal?  
c>e provid]s to ! greate/ ext5t         
possible4  7c7 ,assessm5t ( m5tal heal? 
work=ce  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o   
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all jo9tly submit to 

! appropriate committees ( ,congress a  
report assess+ ! m5tal heal? work=ce ( !
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,vet]ans ,affairs & ! long-t]m m5tal    
heal? c>e ne$s ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
& vet]ans = purposes ( det]m9+ !        
long-t]m ne$ ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = m5tal  
heal? c>e provid]s4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!   
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include an assessm5t ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!
 numb] ( m5tal heal? c>e provid]s ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs z ( ! date ( !        
submittal ( ! report1 disaggregat$ by   
specialty1 includ+ psy*iatri/s1         
psy*ologi/s1 social work]s1 m5tal heal? 
c\nselors1 & m>riage & family !rapi/s4  
7,b7 ,! numb] ( m5tal heal? c>e provid]s
 t are anticipat$ to be ne$$ by !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,c7 ,! types (     
m5tal heal? c>e provid]s t are          
anticipat$ to be ne$$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        

,affairs4  7,d7 ,locations 9 :i* m5tal  
heal? c>e provid]s are anticipat$ to be 
ne$$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7d7     
,plan = developm5t ( proc$ures ,to      
measure m5tal heal? data ,n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
jo9tly submit to ! appropriate          
committees ( ,congress a plan = !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to jo9tly develop     
proc$ures to compile & assess data      
relat+ to ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,outcomes =   
m5tal heal? c>e provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  7#b7 ,v>iations 9 su*        
outcomes among diff]5t m$ical facilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#c7 ,b>ri]s1 if    
any1 to ! implem5tation by m5tal heal?  
c>e provid]s "u ! jurisdiction ( !      
,secret>y conc]n$ ( ! cl9ical practice  
guidel9es recomm5d$ = su* provid]s by   

su* ,secret>y & o!r evid5ce-bas$        
treatm5ts & approa*es4  7e7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate       
committees ( ,congress ,! 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  7#b7 ,secret>y
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means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se )    
respect to matt]s conc]n+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs ) respect to matt]s conc]n+ !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4