,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjai,mr4   
,m\lton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ma/7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = eat+ disord]s
 treatm5t = memb]s & c]ta9 =m] memb]s ( 
! uni=m$ s]vices1 & dep5d5ts ( su*      
memb]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,support+ ,eat+ disord]s ,recov]y ?r\gh 
,vital ,expansion ,act or ! ,,s]ve ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,eat+ disord]s affect approximately
 #cj1jjj1jjj ,am]icans1 includ+         
individuals f e age1 g5d]1 body size1   
race1 & socioeconomic /atus4  7#b7 ,eat+
 disord]s include anorexia n]vosa1      
bulimia n]vosa1 b+e-eat+ disord]1       
avoidant_/re/rictive intake disord]1 &  
,o!r ,specifi$ ,fe$+ or ,eat+ ,disord]s4
  7#c7 ,eat+ disord]s result 9 ! highe/ 
mortality rate ( any psy*iatric illness1

 & ! suicide rate = individuals ) su*   
disord]s is #bc p]c5t high] ?an !       
suicide rate = ! g5]al population4  7#d7
 ,rese>* demon/rates t-- 7,a7 eat+      
disord]s (t5 co-occur ) complex m$ical  
conditions1 m5tal illnesses1 & sub/ance 
use disord]s2 &  7,b7 up to #ce p]c5t ( 
individuals ) a sub/ance use disord] h a
 co-occurr+ eat+ disord]4  7#e7 ,/udies 
indicate t !re is a high] preval5ce (   
eat+ disord]s among memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces & vet]ans ?an among ! g5]al       
population4  7#f7 ,family memb]s (      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h a high]        
preval5ce ( eat+ disord]s ?an ! g5]al   
population1 ) #bj p]c5t ( *ildr5 (      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces f\nd at risk (   
develop+ an eat+ disord]4  7#g7 ,rese>* 
has f\nd a significant relation%ip      
betwe5 eat+ disord]s & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces & vet]ans ) a hi/ory (            
po/-traumatic /ress & sexual trauma4    
7#h7 ,female memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h a 
p>ticul>ly high risk = an eat+ disord]1 
z /udies h f\nd t #af p]c5t ( su* memb]s

 h an eat+ disord] & #cd p]c5t ( su*    
memb]s are at risk ( develop+ an eat+   
disord]4  #c4 ,eat+ disord]s treatm5t = 
dep5d5ts ,section #ajgg ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a77#e71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+1
 9 accordance ) subsection 7i71 eat+    
disord]s aft] *ronic conditions2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7i7 7#a7 ,! provision (    
heal? c>e s]vices = an eat+ disord] "u  
subsection 7a77#e7 %all include treatm5t
 at facilities provid+ ! foll[+         
hospital-bas$ or free/&+ s]vices3  7,a7 
,inpati5t s]vices4  7,b7 ,resid5tial    
s]vices4  7,c7 ,p>tial hospitalization  
s]vices4  7,d7 ,int5sive outpati5t      
s]vices4  7,e7 ,outpati5t s]vices4  7#b7
 ,a dep5d5t may be provid$ heal? c>e    
s]vices = an eat+ disord] "u subsection 
7a77#e7 )\t reg>d to--  7,a7 ! age ( !  
dep5d5t2 &  7,b7 :e!r ! dep5d5t has a   
prim>y diagnosis ( su* disord]4  7#c7 ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m eat+ disord] has !  
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 ! ,diagno/ic &       

,/ati/ical ,manual ( ,m5tal ,disord]s1  
#e? ,edition 7or successor edition71    
publi%$ by ! ,am]ican ,psy*iatric       
,association4  4  #d4 ,id5tification &  
treatm5t ( eat+ disord]s = memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces ,section #ajij ( title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7a7 ,id5tification & treatm5t (
 eat+ disord]s & drug & alcohol dep5d5ce
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  2  7#b7 by     
ins]t+ h an eat+ disord] or be=e are    
dep5d5t on drugs or alcohol2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3 
7b7 ,facilities available to individuals
 ) eat+ disord]s ,= purposes ( ?is      
section1 necess>y facilities describ$ 9 
subsection 7a7 %all include ! facilities
 describ$ 9 section #ajgg7;i77#a74  7c7 
,eligibility = treatm5t ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&        
,security ) respect to ! ,coa/ ,gu>d :5 
x is n op]at+ z a s]vice 9 ! ,navy1 may 
n d5y a memb] ( ! arm$ =ces treatm5t =  
an eat+ disord] on ! basis t su* disord]

 is n ! prim>y diagnosis ( su* memb]4   
7d7 ,eat+ disord] def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m eat+ disord] has ! mean+ giv5 t   
t]m 9 section #ajgg7;i77#c74  4  #e4    
,m5tal heal? e>ly id5tification tra9+   
,section #ajij;a ( title #aj1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ & at !   
end ( p>agraph 7#a72  7,b7 by /rik+ !   
p]iod & ins]t+ 2 & at ! end ( p>agraph  
7#b72 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new p>agraph3  7#c7 enc\rage comm&]s &  
sup]visory p]sonnel to und]take m5tal   
heal? e>ly id5tification tra9+4  2 &    
7#b7 9 subsection 7e71 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 ,! t]m     
m5tal heal? e>ly id5tification tra9+    
means a tra9+ design$ to educate !      
tra9ee on--  7,a7 w>n+ signs & symptoms 
( m5tal heal? illness1 includ+ an eat+  
disord]2 &  7,b7 h[ to ref] an          
individual = m5tal heal? treatm5t4  4   
#f4 ,exp$it$ access to m5tal heal? c>e  
7a7 ,facilities provid+ m5tal heal?     
s]vices ,*apt] #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$  

,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #ajie;g ! foll[+ new section3   
#ajie;h4 ,exp$it$ approval ( c]ta9      
facilities provid+ m5tal heal? s]vices  
,! ,secret>y %all prescribe regulations 
to e/abli% t a facility may receive     
exp$it$ au?orization to provide s]vices 
"u ?is *apt] if--  7#a7 su* facility is 
affiliat$ ) a facility or provid]       
au?oriz$ to provide s]vices "u ?is      
*apt]2 &  7#b7 su* facility only        
provides m5tal heal? s]vices4  4  7b7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #ajie;g ! 
foll[+ new item3  #ajie;h4 ,exp$it$     
approval ( c]ta9 facilities provid+     
m5tal heal? s]vices4  4