,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,gold5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,banks7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a pilot   
program to provide vet]ans access to    
comput]iz$ cognitive behavioral !rapy4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,access to ,onl9e ,treatm5t  
,act4  #b4 ,pilot program to provide    
vet]ans access to comput]iz$ cognitive  
behavioral !rapy  7a7 ,pilot program    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #baj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all c>ry out a pilot program to treat  
eligible vet]ans suff]+ f depression1   
anxiety1 po/-traumatic /ress disord]1   
milit>y sexual trauma1 or sub/ance use  
disord]1 or a comb9ation !re(1 :o are   
already receiv+ evid5ce-bas$ !rapy f !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7    

,comput]iz$ cognitive behavioral !rapy  
,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,secret>y may use comput]iz$   
cognitive behavioral !rapy to treat     
eligible vet]ans4  7#c7 ,cont9uation (  
programs ,! ,secret>y may-- 7,a7 cont9ue
 any cognitive behavioral !rapy programs
 9 place on or be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act2 &  7,b7 may use data or o!r 
obs]vations "u any su* programs 9 mak+ !
 assessm5t requir$ "u subsection        
7h77#a74  7b7 ,eligible vet]ans ,a      
vet]an is eligible to p>ticipate 9 !    
pilot program "u subsection 7a7 if !    
vet]an is enroll$ 9 ! sy/em ( pati5t    
enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u section   
#agje7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7c7 ,duration ,! ,secret>y %all 
c>ry out ! pilot program "u subsection  
7a7 = a two-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !       
comm5cem5t ( ! program4  7d7 ,locations 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all select n
 few] ?an ?ree facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs at :i* to c>ry out !

 pilot program "u subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,selection crit]ia ,9 select+ facilities
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all     
ensure t-- 7,a7 ! locations are 9       
geographically div]se areas2 &  7,b7 n  
few] ?an two facilities s]ve vet]ans 9  
rural or highly rural areas4  7e7       
,access to *at ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot     
program "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all ensure t vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 !    
pilot program h access via *at to a     
m5tal heal? provid] #bd h\rs p] day1    
sev5 days p] week4  7f7 ,promotion (    
vet]ans crisis l9e ,! ,secret>y %all    
promote ! availability ( ! ,vet]ans     
,crisis ,l9e to vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 !  
pilot program "u subsection 7a74  7g7   
,dep>tm5t website ,9 implem5t+ ! pilot  
program "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y1 
to ! ext5t feasible1 %all use a website 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to ho/
 ! pilot program4  7h7 ,reports  7#a7   
,int]im report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]   
?an "o ye> aft] ! comm5cem5t ( ! pilot  
program "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  

%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! progress (
 ! pilot program4  7,b7 ,elem5ts ,!     
report requir$ by subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
include ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! numb] (        
p>ticipants 9 ! pilot program & ! numb] 
( p]sons ^: exp]i5ce 9 any o!r onl9e    
cognitive behavioral !rapy programs     
conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs 7 us$ 9 ! assessm5t "u clause  
7ii74  7ii7 ,an assessm5t ( :e!r        
p>ticipation by a vet]an 9 ! pilot      
program result$ 9 any *anges 9 cl9ically
 relevant endpo9ts = ! vet]an ) respect 
to ! conditions specifi$ 9 subsection   
7a77#a74  7iii7 ,any recomm5dations ( ! 
,secret>y ) respect to ext5d+ or exp&+ !
 pilot program4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! t]m9ation ( !  
pilot program "u subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a f9al report on
 ! pilot program4  7i7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m highly rural   
area has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section   
#agjc7;i77#b77;,b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,vet]ans     
,crisis ,l9e means ! toll-free hotl9e = 
vet]ans e/abli%$ "u section #agbj;,f7h7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4