,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjah,mr4   
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c(fman7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a program 
to e/abli% pe] speciali/s 9 pati5t      
align$ c>e teams at m$ical c5t]s ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,p>tn]s' ,ef=ts to 
,enhance ,re9tegration ,act or ! ,vet]an
 ,,pe] ,act4  #b4 ,program on e/abli%m5t
 ( pe] speciali/s 9 pati5t align$ c>e   
team sett+s )9 m$ical c5t]s ( ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,program       
requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 %all c>ry out a program to e/abli% n   
few] ?an two pe] speciali/s 9 pati5t    
align$ c>e teams at m$ical c5t]s ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to promote
 ! use & integration ( s]vices = m5tal  
heal?1 sub/ance use disord]1 & behavior 

heal? 9 a prim>y c>e sett+4  7b7        
,timeframe = e/abli%m5t ( program ,!    
,secret>y %all c>ry out ! program at    
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t z foll[s3    
7#a7 ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjah1 at
 n few] ?an #be m$ical c5t]s ( !        
,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,n lat] ?an ,decemb]   
#ca1 #bjai1 at n few] ?an #ej m$ical    
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,selection (  
locations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
%all select m$ical c5t]s = ! program z  
foll[s3  7,a7 ,n few] ?an five %all be  
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t t are        
designat$ by ! ,secret>y z polytrauma   
c5t]s4  7,b7 ,n few] ?an t5 %all be     
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t t are n      
designat$ by ! ,secret>y z polytrauma   
c5t]s4  7#b7 ,consid]ations ,9 select+  
m$ical c5t]s = ! program "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all consid] !        
feasibility & advisability ( select+    
m$ical c5t]s 9 ! foll[+ areas3  7,a7    
,rural areas & o!r areas t are und]s]v$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,b7 ,areas t are n 9  
close proximity to an active duty       

milit>y in/allation4  7,c7 ,areas       
repres5t+ diff]5t geographic locations1 
su* z c5sus tracts e/abli%$ by ! ,bureau
 ( ! ,c5sus4  7d7 ,g5d]-,specific       
s]vices ,9 c>ry+ out ! program at ea*   
location select$ "u subsection 7c71 !   
,secret>y %all ensure t--  7#a7 ! ne$s (
 female vet]ans are specifically        
consid]$ & address$2 &  7#b7 female pe] 
speciali/s are made available to female 
vet]ans :o are treat$ at ea* location4  
7e7 ,engagem5t ) community provid]s ,at 
ea* location select$ "u subsection 7c71 
! ,secret>y %all consid] ways 9 :i* pe] 
speciali/s c conduct outrea* to heal?   
c>e provid]s 9 ! community :o are kn[n  
to be s]v+ vet]ans to engage ) ^?       
provid]s & vet]ans s]v$ by ^? provid]s4 
7f7 ,reports  7#a7 ,p]iodic reports     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n    
less frequ5tly ?an once e #ahj days     
!reaft] until ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !  
program is be+ c>ri$ out at ! la/       
location to be select$ "u subsection    

7c71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to         
,congress a report on ! program4  7,b7  
,elem5ts ,ea* report requir$ by         
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all1 ) respect to !   
#ahj-;day p]iod prec$+ ! submittal ( !  
report1 include ! foll[+3  7i7 ,! f9d+s 
& conclusions ( ! ,secret>y ) respect to
 ! program4  7ii7 ,an assessm5t ( !     
b5efits ( ! program to vet]ans & family 
memb]s ( vet]ans4  7iii7 ,an assessm5t (
 ! effectiv5ess ( pe] speciali/s 9      
engag+ "u subsection 7e7 ) heal? c>e    
provid]s 9 ! community & vet]ans s]v$ by
 ^? provid]s4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! ,secret>y det]m9es
 t ! program is be+ c>ri$ out at ! la/  
location to be select$ "u subsection    
7c71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to         
,congress a report detail+ !            
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y z to !     
feasibility & advisability ( exp&+ !    
program to additional locations4