,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjag,mr4
 ,loebsack 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1     
,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,georgia1   
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,web] (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4 ,himes1   
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,b>letta1 ,mrs4       
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 ,mr4        
,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,?omas   
,j4 ,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,quigley1  
,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4        
,delaney1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,sablan1  
,mr4 ,curbelo ( ,florida1 ,ms4          
,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,coop]1    
,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,d5ham1 ,mr4       
,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1 ,mr4        
,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,pauls51 ,mrs4 ,radewag51   
,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4      
,soto1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1
 ,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4      
,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,katko7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 

,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to ensure t c]ta9 vet]ans 
receive 9-pati5t psy*iatric c>e provid$ 
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,sgt4 ,br&on ,ket*um ,nev] ,aga9 ,act4  
#b4 ,provision ( 9-pati5t psy*iatric c>e
 = vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ag (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #agbj;,h !      
foll[+ new section3  #agbj;,i4          
,provision ( 9-pati5t psy*iatric c>e    
7a7 ,requirem5t ,to furni% c>e ,except z
 provid$ by subsection 7b71 ^u ! reque/ 
( a cov]$ vet]an1 ! ,secret>y %all      
furni%1 or cont9ue to furni%1 to ! cov]$
 vet]an 9-pati5t psy*iatric c>e at !    
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t t-- 7#a7 is      
close/ to :]e ! vet]an resides2 &  7#b7 
has ! capacity & capability to provide  
su* c>e4  7b7 ,non-,dep>tm5t facilities 
7#a7 ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 on a     
case-by-case basis1 t a facility ( !    
,dep>tm5t does n h ! capability or      
capacity to furni% 9-pati5t psy*iatric  

c>e to a cov]$ vet]an pursuant to       
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all furni% 
su* c>e to su* vet]an at a non-,dep>tm5t
 facility4  7#b7 ,= purposes ( det]m9+ !
 rates ( reimbursem5t = a non-,dep>tm5t 
facility t furni%es 9-pati5t psy*iatric 
c>e pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 !        
,secret>y %all treat su* non-,dep>tm5t  
facility z a heal? c>e provid] be+      
reimburs$ pursuant to section           
#aja7;d77#b7 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1      
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad   
7,public ,law #aac-adf74  7c7 ,cov]$    
vet]an def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$
 vet]an means a vet]an :o is--  7#a7    
enroll$ 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em e/abli%$ "u 
section #agje7;a7 ( ?is title2 &  7#b7  
entitl$ to 9-pati5t psy*iatric c>e      
furni%$ by ! ,secret>y "u ?is *apt]4  4 
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#agbj;,h ! foll[+ new item3  #agbj;,i4  
,provision ( 9-pati5t psy*iatric c>e4  4