,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bb1 #bjag ,mr4  
,o',r\rke 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bo/7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% m5tal &     
behavioral heal? c>e to c]ta9           
individuals dis*>g$ or releas$ f !      
active milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice "u 
conditions o!r ?an honorable1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,honor ,our ,commitm5t ,act
 ( #bjag4  #b4 ,access to ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs m5tal & behavioral    
heal? c>e = c]ta9 individuals dis*>g$ or
 releas$ f ! active milit>y1 naval1 or  
air s]vice "u conditions o!r ?an        
honorable  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii (
 *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#agab;,c ! foll[+ new section3          
#agab;,d4 ,m5tal & behavioral heal? c>e 

= c]ta9 individuals dis*>g$ or releas$ f
 ! active milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice 
"u conditions o!r ?an honorable  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,not)/&+ section #ecjc7;a7 ( ?is  
title & subject to subsection 7c71 !    
,secret>y %all furni% to an eligible    
individual cov]$ m5tal & behavioral     
heal? c>e4  7b7 ,eligible individuals ,=
 purposes ( ?is section1 an eligible    
individual is any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,an 
individual :o-- 7,a7 s]v$ 9 ! active    
milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice = a p]iod 
( m ?an #ahj days & 0 deploy$ 9 a !at] (
 combat op]ations or an area at a "t    
dur+ :i* ho/ilities are occurr+ 9 t area
 = a p]iod ( m ?an #cj days dur+ su*    
s]vice2  7,b7 0 dis*>g$ or releas$ f su*
 s]vice by reason ( committ+ a cov]$    
(f5se2 &  7,c7 0 diagnos$ by a qualifi$ 
m5tal heal? c>e provid] ) a m5tal or    
behavioral heal? condition be=e committ+
 ! cov]$ (f5se4  7#b7 ,an individual    
:o-- 7,a7 s]v$ 9 ! active milit>y1      
naval1 or air s]vice = a p]iod ( m ?an  
#ahj days & 0 deploy$ 9 a !at] ( combat 

op]ations or an area at a "t dur+ :i*   
ho/ilities are occurr+ 9 t area = a     
p]iod ( m ?an #cj days dur+ su* s]vice2 
7,b7 0 dis*>g$ or releas$ f su* s]vice  
by reason ( committ+ a cov]$ (f5se2     
7,c7 is diagnos$ ) a m5tal or behavioral
 heal? condition aft] committ+ su* cov]$
 (f5se b be=e ! expiration ( ! five-ye> 
p]iod beg9n+ on ! lat] (--  7i7 ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ! ,honor ,our ,commitm5t  
,act ( #bjag2 or  7ii7 ! date on :i* !  
individual is dis*>g$ or releas$ f su*  
s]vice2  7,d7 submits to ! ,secret>y--  
7i7 a c]tification f a qualifi$ m5tal   
heal? c>e provid] t ! provid] believes  
su* condition may h l$ ! individual to  
commit su* (f5se2 &  7ii7 ! ,c]tificate 
( ,release or ,dis*>ge f ,active ,duty  
7,,dd ,=m #bad7 ( ! individual2 &  7,e7 
is det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to   
subsection 7c7 to h _h a m5tal or       
behavioral heal? condition at ! "t !    
individual committ$ ! cov]$ (f5se t     
contribut$ to ! commission ( ! (f5se4   
7c7 ,det]m9ation by ,secret>y  7#a7 ,n  

lat] ?an #ij days aft] receiv+ !        
in=mation submitt$ "u subsection        
7b77#b77;,d7 ) respect to an individual1
 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e :e!r1 at ! "t 
( committ+ ! cov]$ (f5se1 ! individual  
_h a m5tal or behavioral heal? condition
 t contribut$ to ! commission ( ! (f5se4
  7#b7 ,if ! ,secret>y does n make a    
det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect  
to a m5tal or behavioral heal? condition
 ( an individual be=e ! end ( ! #ij-;day
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! submittal ( 
! in=mation describ$ 9 subsection       
7b77#b77;,d71 ! condition is deem$ to be
 a m5tal or behavioral heal? condition t
 contribut$ to ! commission ( ! (f5se   
until su* "t z ! ,secret>y makes !      
det]m9ation4  7d7 ,initial m5tal heal?  
scre5+  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y may furni% to 
ea* individual describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 
an initial m5tal heal? scre5+ n lat] ?an
 ! lat] (-- 7,a7 five ye>s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ! ,honor ,our ,commitm5t  
,act ( #bjag2 or  7,b7 five ye>s aft] ! 
date on :i* ! individual 0 dis*>g$ or   

releas$ f ! active milit>y1 naval1 or   
air s]vice4  7#b7 ,individuals describ$ 
9 ?is p>agraph are ! foll[+3  7,a7      
,eligible individuals describ$ 9        
subsection 7b77#a74  7,b7 ,individuals  
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 &   
7,c7 ( subsection 7b77#b74  7#c7 ,!     
m5tal heal? scre5+ provid$ to an        
individual "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be at  
no co/ to ! individual4  7e7            
,notification ( eligibility ,! ,secret>y
 %all notify ea* eligible individual    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 ab\t !    
eligibility ( ! individual = cov]$ m5tal
 & behavioral heal? c>e "u ?is section n
 lat] ?an ! lat] (--  7#a7 #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,honor ,our
 ,commitm5t ,act ( #bjag2 or  7#b7 #ahj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! individual 0  
dis*>g$ or releas$ f ! active milit>y1  
naval1 or air s]vice4  7f7 ,annual      
report ,n less frequ5tly ?an annually1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t      
includes1 ) respect to ! ye> prec$+ !   
submittal ( ! report1 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
numb] ( eligible individuals :o 7       
furni%$ cov]$ m5tal & behavioral heal?  
c>e "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,! numb] (    
individuals :o ! ,secret>y det]m9$ "u   
subsection 7c7 did n h a m5tal or       
behavioral heal? condition at ! "t (    
committ+ a cov]$ (f5se t contribut$ to !
 commission ( ! (f5se4  7#c7 ,! numb] ( 
individuals :o reque/$ an initial m5tal 
heal? scre5+ "u subsection 7d74  7#d7 ,!
 numb] ( individuals :o 7 furni%$ an    
initial m5tal heal? scre5+ "u subsection
 7d74  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ m5tal & behavioral    
heal? c>e means ! same types ( m$ical   
s]vices furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t to       
individuals ) s]vice-connect$ m5tal or  
behavioral heal? conditions to treat su*
 conditions4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ (f5se   
means an (f5se = :i* an individual is   
dis*>g$ or sep>at$ f ! active milit>y1  
naval1 or air s]vice "u conditions o!r  

?an honorable b n a di%onorable dis*>ge 
or a dis*>ge by c\rt-m>tial4  7#c7 ,!   
t]m qualifi$ m5tal heal? c>e provid]    
means a lic5s$ or c]tifi$ heal? c>e     
provid] ^: scope ( practice includes    
diagnos+ m5tal or behavioral heal?      
conditions & includes physicians1       
psy*ologi/s1 psy*iatric nurse           
practition]s1 physician assi/ants1      
cl9ical social work]s1 & lic5s$         
pr(essional c\nselors4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #ag ( su* title is am5d$ by     
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#agab;,c ! foll[+ new item3  #agab;,d4  
,m5tal & behavioral heal? c>e = c]ta9   
individuals dis*>g$ or releas$ f !      
active milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice "u 
conditions o!r ?an honorable4  4  7c7   
,effective date ,section #agab;,d (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by subsection 7a71 %all take effect on !
 date t is #abj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4