,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4  
,suozzi introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to furnish free and            
comprehensive mental health care to     
former members of the ,armed ,services1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,free and  
comprehensive mental health care for    
veterans  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ag  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section      
#agbj;,h the following new section3     
#agbj;,i4 ,comprehensive mental health  
care for former members of the ,armed   
,forces  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 shall furnish comprehensive mental     
health care at no cost to any former    
member of the ,armed ,forces4  7b7      
,former members of the ,armed ,forces   
,in this section1 the term former member

 of the ,armed ,forces includes the     
following3 7#a7 ,a veteran described in 
section #aja7b7 of this title4  7#b7 ,an
 individual not described in paragraph  
7#a7 who-- 7,a7 served as a member of   
the ,armed ,forces1 including the       
reserve components thereof2 and  7,b7   
was discharged or released from such    
service without regard to-- 7i7 the     
period of active duty service of the    
individual2 or  7ii7 the character of   
discharge or release of the individual4 
4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections at the beginning of chapter   
#ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section #agbj;,h the        
following new item3  #agbj;,i4          
,comprehensive mental health care for   
former members of the ,armed ,forces4  4
  7c7 ,expansion of readjustment        
counseling and related mental health    
services ,section #agab;,a7a77#a77;,c7  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        

following new clause3  7vi7 ,any former 
member of the ,armed ,forces described  
in section #agbj;,i7b7 of this title4  4