,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dh  #aafth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bcgb
  ,report ,no4 #aaf-gb  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#be1 #bjai ,ms4 ,underwood introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,may #ag1 #bjai ,additional sponsor3  
,ms4 ,porter  ,may #ag1 #bjai ,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed ,strike out all after the       
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic ,for text of          
introduced bill1 see copy of bill as    
introduced on ,april #be1 #bjai  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states to      
conduct an assessment of all memoranda  
of understanding and memoranda of       
agreement between ,under ,secretary of  
,health and non-,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs entities relating to suicide  
prevention and mental health services4  

#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,veterans' ,care ,quality       
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,comptroller   
,general assessment of memoranda of     
understanding and memoranda of agreement
 between ,under ,secretary of ,health   
and non-,department of ,veterans        
,affairs entities relating to suicide   
prevention and mental health services   
7a7 ,assessment ,not later than #bgj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall conduct an    
assessment of the effectiveness of all  
memoranda of understanding and memoranda
 of agreement entered into by the ,under
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for   
,health and a non-,department of        
,veterans ,affairs entity relating to-- 
7#a7 suicide prevention activities and  
outreach2 and  7#b7 the provision or    
coordination of mental health services  
during the five-year period preceding   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7b7 ,contents of assessment ,the        

assessment required by subsection 7a7   
shall include an assessment of-- 7#a7   
the size of the catchment area of each  
such entity2  7#b7 the staffing         
structures of such entities2  7#c7 any  
accreditation or licensure any such     
entity has obtained in relation to the  
services the entity provides2  7#d7 any 
variances in the subpopulations of      
veterans served by such entities2  7#e7 
any limitations any such entity may face
 in carrying out its obligations under  
the memorandum of understanding or      
memorandum of agreement2  7#f7 the      
extent to which the ,under ,secretary   
provides oversight and tracks outcomes  
of such entities2  7#g7 any variations  
in the structure or requirements of the 
memoranda of understanding and memoranda
 of agreement2  7#h7 a breakdown of the 
percentage of such entities that serve--
 7,a7 women veterans2  7,b7 minority    
veterans2  7,c7 veterans who are over   
the age of #ee2  7,d7 veterans between  
the ages of #ah and #cd2  7,e7 veterans 

who reside in ,united ,states insular   
areas2 and  7,f7 veterans' families2 and
  7#i7 any measures taken to ensure the 
secure exchange of data and information 
between such entities and the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7c7 
,report to ,congress ,not later than    
#bgj days after the completion of the   
assessment under subsection 7a71 the    
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives a report on the results
 of the assessment4  ,may #ag1 #bjai    
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed