,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gag  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjae ,mr4   
,donnelly 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,ern/7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
designate c]ta9 non-,dep>tm5t m5tal     
heal? c>e provid]s :o treat memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans z provid]s :o h   
p>ticul> k relat+ to ! provision ( m5tal
 heal? c>e to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &  
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,community ,provid] ,read9ess           
,recognition ,act ( #bjae4  #b4         
,designation ( c]ta9 non-,dep>tm5t m5tal
 heal? c>e provid]s ) k relat+ to       
treatm5t ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &     
vet]ans  7a7 ,m5tal heal? provid]       
read9ess designation  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 develop a sy/em by :i* any       

non-,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? c>e provid] t 
meets eligibility crit]ia jo9tly        
e/abli%$ by su* ,secret>ies relat+ to ! 
k describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 receives a   
m5tal heal? provid] read9ess designation
 f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,k ,! k       
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,k1 com=t1 & und]/&+ ) respect to !
 culture ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1      
vet]ans1 & family memb]s & c>egiv]s (   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans4  7,b7 
,k ) respect to evid5ce-bas$ treatm5ts t
 h be5 approv$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
& ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = !   
treatm5t ( m5tal heal? issues among     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans4  7b7  
,availability ( in=mation on designation
  7#a7 ,regi/ry ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
jo9tly e/abli% & update a regi/ry t is  
available to ! public ( all             
non-,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? c>e provid]s t
 are curr5tly designat$ "u subsection   
7a77#a74  7#b7 ,provid] li/ ,! ,secret>y

 conc]n$ %all update all li/s ma9ta9$ by
 su* ,secret>y ( non-,dep>tm5t m5tal    
heal? c>e provid]s t provide m5tal heal?
 c>e "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by su* ,secret>y
 by indicat+ ! provid]s t are curr5tly  
designat$ "u subsection 7a77#a72 &  7c7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,non-,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? c>e provid]  
,! t]m non-,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? c>e    
provid]--  7,a7 means a heal? c>e       
provid] t-- 7i7 specializes 9 m5tal     
heal?2  7ii7 is n a heal? c>e provid] ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se or ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7iii7 provides    
heal? c>e to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or  
vet]ans2 &  7,b7 includes psy*iatri/s1  
psy*ologi/s1 psy*iatric nurses1 social  
work]s1 m5tal heal? c\nselors1 m>riage &
 family !rapi/s1 & o!r m5tal heal? c>e  
provid]s designat$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se & ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4
  7#b7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m         
,secret>y conc]n$ 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