,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,lamb 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bo/7 
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 an        
initiative to id5tify & validate bra9 & 
m5tal heal? biom>k]s among vet]ans4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,,va ,precision ,m$ic9e ,act4  #b4      
,precision m$ic9e initiative ( ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to id5tify &       
validate bra9 & m5tal heal? biom>k]s    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an two ye>s
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
develop & implem5t an initiative ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to id5tify
 & validate bra9 & m5tal heal? biom>k]s 
among vet]ans1 ) specific consid]ation =
 depression1 anxiety1 po/-traumatic     
/ress disord]1 bipol> disord]1 traumatic
 bra9 injury1 & su* o!r m5tal heal?     

conditions z ! ,secret>y consid]s       
appropriate4 ,su* initiative may be     
ref]r$ to z ! ,precision ,m$ic9e =      
,vet]ans ,initiative4  7b7 ,model (     
initiative ,! initiative "u subsection  
7a7 %all be model$ on ! ,all ( ,u       
,precision ,m$ic9e ,initiative adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? )    
respect to l>ge-scale collection (      
/&>diz$ data & op5 data %>+4  7c7 ,use (
 data  7#a7 ,privacy & security ,9 c>ry+
 out ! initiative "u subsection 7a71 !  
,secret>y %all develop robu/ data       
privacy & security measures to ensure t 
in=mation ( vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 !      
initiative is kept private & secure4    
7#b7 ,op5 plat=m  7,a7 ,rese>* purposes 
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all make     
de-id5tifi$ data collect$ "u !          
initiative available = rese>* purposes  
bo? )9 & outside ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7ii7 ,rese>* ,!     
,secret>y %all assi/ ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal? & ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,en]gy 9 ! use by ! ,national ,in/itutes

 ( ,heal? or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ( data
 collect$ "u ! initiative = rese>*      
purposes "u clause 7i74  7,b7 ,data may 
n be sold ,data collect$ "u ! initiative
 may n be sold4  7#c7 ,/&>dization  7,a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t    
data collect$ "u ! initiative is        
/&>diz$4  7,b7 ,consultation ,!         
,secret>y %all consult ) ! ,national    
,in/itutes ( ,heal? & ! ,food & ,drug   
,adm9i/ration to det]m9e ! mo/          
effective1 effici5t1 & co/-effective way
 ( /&>diz+ data collect$ "u !           
initiative4  7,c7 ,mann] ( /&>dization  
,data collect$ "u ! initiative %all be  
/&>diz$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* x is collect$1  
ent]$ into ! database1 extract$1 &      
record$4  7#d7 ,measures ( bra9 function
 or /ructure ,any measures ( bra9       
function or /ructure collect$ "u !      
initiative %all be collect$ ) a device t
 is approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug          
,adm9i/ration4  7d7 ,inclusion (        
initiative 9 program ,! ,secret>y %all  
assess ! feasibility & advisability (   

coord9at+ ef=ts ( ! initiative "u       
subsection 7a7 ) ! ,million ,vet]ans    
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 :ile seek+ a    
population-bas$ sample4