,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjah,mr4   
,taylor 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 
,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4       
,gallego1 ,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana1 & ,mr4
 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to conduct a pilot program on           
po/traumatic gr[?1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,bill ,muld] & ,ryan ,l>k9            
,po/traumatic ,gr[? ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!re is a
 %ortage ( adequate1 timely1 & effective
 m5tal heal? c>e available to vet]ans   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,!        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs cont9ues  
to highlight vet]ans m5tal heal? c>e &  
suicide prev5tion z a key priority4     
7#c7 ,!re is an opportunity to explore  
effective alt]native treatm5ts focus$ on
 ! area ( po/traumatic gr[?4  #c4 ,pilot

 program on po/traumatic gr[?  7a7      
,program ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all conduct a pilot program to
 /udy ! effectiv5ess & b5efits (        
nonpr(it po/traumatic gr[? programs to  
det]m9e--  7#a7 ! outcomes ( su*        
programs 9 contra/ to traditional models
 ( m5tal heal? c>e2  7#b7 ! possible    
integration ( su* nonpr(it programs into
 ! m5tal heal? c>e programs provid$ by !
 ,secret>y2 &  7#c7 ! budget>y impacts (
 su* integration4  7b7 ,duration ,!     
,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot program 
"u subsection 7a7 = a two-ye> p]iod4    
7c7 ,locations ,! ,secret>y %all select 
m ?an "o location at :i* to c>ry out !  
pilot program "u subsection 7a71 ( :i*  
at lea/ "o location %all include a rural
 area4  7d7 ,p>ticipants  7#a7 ,gr\ps ,=
 ea* location select$ "u subsection 7c71
 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% "o or m gr\ps 
consi/+ ( n m ?an six vet]ans to        
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program "u         
subsection 7a74 ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% a total ( #bd gr\ps4  7#b7      

,eligibility ,a vet]an is eligible to   
p>ticipate 9 a gr\p "u p>agraph 7#a7 if 
! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! vet]an is--    
7,a7 at risk ( committ+ suicide2 &  7,b7
 n p>ticipat+ 9 traditional m5tal heal? 
treatm5t4  7#c7 ,female vet]ans ,n few] 
?an f\r gr\ps ( vet]ans "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all consi/ only ( female vet]ans4  7e7
 ,nonpr(it organizations ,! ,secret>y   
%all c>ry out ! pilot program "u        
subsection 7a7 by ent]+ into an agreem5t
 ) "o or m nonpr(it organizations t--   
7#a7 h /aff ) exp]tise 9 evid5ce-bas$   
c>e & exp]i5ce work+ ) vet]ans2  7#b7 h 
exp]i5ce 9 ! sci5ce ( po/traumatic gr[?2
 &  7#c7 uses a /&>diz$1 evaluat$1 &    
compreh5sive curriculum4  7f7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* !   
pilot program "u subsection 7a7 is      
complet$1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress a report on ! pilot program1  
includ+ a comp>ison ( ! c>e provid$ "u !
 pilot program & ! cl9ical c>e model ( !
 ,dep>tm5t4