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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1         
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 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,fudge1   
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4
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,mr4 ,soto1 & ,mr4 ,crd5as7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide = a /aff+ improvem5t
 plan & occupational s]ies = lic5s$     
pr(essional m5tal heal? c\nselors &     
m>riage & family !rapi/s ( ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,/aff+ improvem5t plan &            
occupational s]ies = lic5s$ pr(essional 
m5tal heal? c\nselors & m>riage & family
 !rapi/s ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,/aff+ plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #bgj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      

,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
plan to address /aff+ %ortages ( lic5s$ 
pr(essional m5tal heal? c\nselors &     
m>riage & family !rapi/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!   
plan requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all      
include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! numb] (      
positions = lic5s$ pr(essional m5tal    
heal? c\nselors & m>riage & family      
!rapi/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t t ne$ to be fill$ 
to meet dem&1 disaggregat$ by ,vet]ans  
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network & m$ical    
c5t]4  7,b7 ,an id5tification ( ! /eps t
 ! ,secret>y w take 9 ea* ,vet]ans      
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network to address  
su* %ortages1 includ+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,a 
description ( any region-specific hir+  
inc5tives to be us$ by ! ,secret>y 9    
consultation ) ! directors ( ,vet]ans   
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks & m$ical   
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7ii7 ,a           
description ( any local ret5tion or     
engagem5t inc5tives to be us$ by        
directors ( ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice 
,networks4  7,c7 ,su* recomm5dations =  

legislative or adm9i/rative action z !  
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,inspector
 ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs1 consid]s necess>y to aid 9    
address+ /aff+ %ortages ( lic5s$        
pr(essional m5tal heal? c\nselors &     
m>riage & family !rapi/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t4 
7b7 ,occupational s]ies = c]ta9 m5tal   
heal? provid]s ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
consultation ) ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel     
,managem5t1 %all develop--  7#a7 an     
occupational s]ies = lic5s$ pr(essional 
m5tal heal? c\nselors ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7#b7 an           
occupational s]ies = m>riage & family   
!rapi/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! submittal ( !    
plan requir$ by subsection 7a71 !       
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report sett+  
=? ! numb] ( lic5s$ pr(essional m5tal   

heal? c\nselors & m>riage & family      
!rapi/s hir$ by ! ,dep>tm5t dur+ !      
"o-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! submittal ( !     
report1 disaggregat$ by ,vet]ans        
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network & m$ical    
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