,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #a1 #bjai,ms4     
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,da9es7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to e/abli% an int]ag5cy task =ce on !   
use ( public l&s to provide m$ical      
treatm5t & !rapy to vet]ans ?r\gh       
outdoor recreation4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,accel]at+    
,vet]ans ,recov]y ,outdoors ,act4  #b4  
,int]ag5cy ,task ,=ce on ,outdoor       
,recreation = ,vet]ans  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% a task   
=ce to be kn[n z ! ,task ,=ce on        
,outdoor ,recreation = ,vet]ans 79 ?is  
section ref]r$ to z ! ,task ,=ce74  7b7 
,composition ,! ,task ,=ce %all be      
compos$ ( ! foll[+ memb]s or _!         
designees3 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 

,affairs4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y ( !        
,int]ior4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture4  7#e7 ,! ,secret>y (      
,def5se4  7#f7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security4  7#g7 ,! ,*ief ( ! ,army     
,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7#h7 ,any o!r memb] 
t ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
det]m9es to be appropriate4  7c7        
,*airp]sons ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all
 s]ve z co-*airp]sons ( ! ,task ,=ce 79 
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,*airp]sons74 
7d7 ,duties  7#a7 ,task ,=ce ,! duties (
 ! ,task ,=ce %all be-- 7,a7 to id5tify 
opportunities to =malize coord9ation    
betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 
public l& ag5cies1 & p>tn] organizations
 reg>d+ ! use ( public l&s or o!r       
outdoor spaces = m$ical treatm5t &      
recreational !rapy = vet]ans2  7,b7 to  
id5tify b>ri]s t exi/ to provid+ vet]ans
 ) opportunities = m$ical treatm5t &    
!rapy ?r\gh ! use ( outdoor recreation  
on public l&s or o!r outdoor spaces2 &  

7,c7 to develop recomm5dations to bett] 
facilitate ! use ( public l&s or o!r    
outdoor spaces = prev5tative c>e1 m$ical
 treatm5t1 & !rapy = vet]ans4  7#b7     
,consultation ,! ,task ,=ce %all c>ry   
out ! duties "u p>agraph 7#a7 9         
consultation ) appropriate vet]ans      
outdoor recreation gr\ps4  7e7 ,reports 
7#a7 ,prelim9>y report ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,task ,=ce is 
e/abli%$1 ! ,*airp]sons %all submit to  
,congress a report on ! prelim9>y f9d+s 
( ! ,task ,=ce4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n   
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !         
submittal ( ! prelim9>y report "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,*airp]sons %all submit
 to ,congress a report on ! f9d+s ( !   
,task ,=ce1 :i* %all include !          
recomm5dations develop$ "u subsection   
7d77#a77;,c74  7f7 ,duration ,! ,task   
,=ce %all t]m9ate on ! date t is "o ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! submittal ( ! f9al      
report "u 9 subsection 7e77#b74  7g7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
public l&s means any recreational l&s "u

 ! jurisdiction ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t or 
a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,! t]m 
vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section 
#aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4