,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,ms4   
,blunt ,ro*e/] 7= h]self1 ,mr4          
,bilirakis1 & ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,cali=nia7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli% /&>ds &    
requirem5ts = non-,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? 
c>e provid]s p>ticipat+ 9 ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,community ,c>e       
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va    
,cl9ical ,tra9+ 9 ,evid5ce-bas$         
treatm5ts ,& ,milit>y ,culture ,act (   
#bjbj or ! ,,va ,cl9ical ,,team ,culture
 ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,/&>ds & requirem5ts
 = non-,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? c>e        
provid]s p>ticipat+ 9 ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,community ,c>e       
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% /&>ds &  
requirem5ts = ! provision ( m5tal heal? 
c>e by non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs

 heal? c>e provid]s "u ! ,community ,c>e
 program ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u section #agjc 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,su*  
/&>ds %all be ! same z ! /&>ds &        
requirem5ts applicable to ,dep>tm5t     
employees :o provide su* m5tal heal?    
c>e4  7b7 ,tra9+ requirem5t ,n lat] ?an 
! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date on :i*
 a provid] ( m5tal heal? c>e becomes an 
approv$ provid] "u ! ,community ,c>e    
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u section #agjc (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !      
,secret>y %all require ! provid] to     
complete-- 7#a7 ! basic c\rse describ$ 9
 subsection 7c77#a72 &  7#b7 ea* ( ! f\r
 cl9ical doma9 c\rses describ$ 9        
subsection 7c77#b74  7c7 ,c\rses        
describ$  7#a7 ,basic c\rse ,! c\rse    
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is-- 7,a7 a     
free1 f\r-module c\rse1 made available  
onl9e1 t is develop$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs ab\t milit>y culture &
 core compet5cies = heal? c>e           
pr(essionals2 or  7,b7 a successor c\rse
 or o!r c\rse ! ,secret>y det]m9es is   

comp>able to ! c\rse describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,cl9ical doma9  
c\rses ,! c\rses describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph
 are free c\rses1 made available onl9e1 
9 ea* ( ! foll[+ cl9ical doma9s3 7,a7   
,evaluation & managem5t ( suicide4  7,b7
 ,po/-traumatic /ress disord]4  7,c7    
,traumatic bra9 injury4  7,d7 ,milit>y  
sexual trauma4  7#c7 ,cont9u+ education 
,ea* c\rse describ$ 9 ?is subsection    
%all be design$ to meet cont9u+         
education requirem5ts = m5tal heal? c>e 
provid]s4  7d7 ,additional tra9+  7#a7  
,id5tification ( tra9+ areas ,n lat] ?an
 two ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all id5tify at lea/ 
?ree cl9ical doma9s = :i* ! ne$ = c>e   
among vet]ans is high & %all develop    
tra9+ c\rses 9 ^? cl9ical doma9s4  7#b7 
,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! 
tra9+ c\rses develop$ pursuant to       
p>agraph 7#a7 are made available1 !     
,secret>y %all require all non-,dep>tm5t
 m5tal heal? c>e provid]s approv$ "u !  
,community ,c>e program ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u

 section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to complete ! c\rses4  7e7
 ,annual report ,! ,secret>y %all submit
 to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs 
( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an 
annual report on ! requirem5ts ( ?is    
section4 ,ea* su* report %all include1 =
 ! ye> cov]$ by ! report1 ! numb] (     
non-,dep>tm5t m5tal heal? c>e provid]s  
:o h complet$ ! requirem5ts "u ?is      
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