,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bc1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,ms4 
,hirono1 & ,mrs4 ,capito7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = eat+ disord]s
 treatm5t = memb]s & c]ta9 =m] memb]s ( 
! uni=m$ s]vices1 & dep5d5ts ( su*      
memb]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,support+ ,eat+ ,disord]s ,recov]y      
,?r\gh ,vital ,expansion ,act or !      
,,s]ve ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,eat+ disord]s affect   
approximately #cj1jjj1jjj ,am]icans1    
includ+ individuals f e age1 g5d]1 body 
size1 race1 & socioeconomic /atus4  7#b7
 ,eat+ disord]s include anorexia n]vosa1
 bulimia n]vosa1 b+e-eat+ disord]1      
avoidant re/rictive intake disord]1 &   
o!r specifi$ fe$+ or eat+ disord]s4     
7#c7 ,eat+ disord]s result 9 ! highe/   

mortality rate ( any psy*iatric illness1
 & ! suicide rate = individuals ) su*   
disord]s is #bc p]c5t high] ?an !       
suicide rate = ! g5]al population4  7#d7
 ,rese>* demon/rates t-- 7,a7 eat+      
disord]s (t5 co-occur ) complex m$ical  
conditions1 m5tal illnesses1 & sub/ance 
use disord]s2 &  7,b7 up to #ce p]c5t ( 
individuals ) a sub/ance use disord] h a
 co-occurr+ eat+ disord]4  7#e7 ,/udies 
indicate t !re is a high] preval5ce (   
eat+ disord]s among memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces & vet]ans ?an among ! g5]al       
population4  7#f7 ,family memb]s (      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h a high]        
preval5ce ( eat+ disord]s ?an ! g5]al   
population1 ) #bj p]c5t ( *ildr5 (      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces f\nd at risk (   
develop+ an eat+ disord]4  7#g7 ,rese>* 
has f\nd a significant relation%ip      
betwe5 eat+ disord]s & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces & vet]ans ) a hi/ory (            
po/-traumatic /ress & sexual trauma4    
7#h7 ,female memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h a 
p>ticul>ly high risk = an eat+ disord]1 

z /udies h f\nd t #af p]c5t ( su* memb]s
 h an eat+ disord] & #cd p]c5t ( su*    
memb]s are at risk ( develop+ an eat+   
disord]4  #c4 ,eat+ disord]s treatm5t = 
dep5d5ts ,section #ajgg ( title #aj1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subsection 7a77#e71 by ins]t+ 1 includ+1
 9 accordance ) subsection 7i71 eat+    
disord]s aft] *ronic conditions2 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7i7 7#a7 ,! provision (    
heal? c>e s]vices = an eat+ disord] "u  
subsection 7a77#e7 %all include treatm5t
 at facilities provid+ ! foll[+         
hospital-bas$ or free/&+ s]vices3  7,a7 
,inpati5t s]vices4  7,b7 ,resid5tial    
s]vices4  7,c7 ,p>tial hospitalization  
s]vices4  7,d7 ,int5sive outpati5t      
s]vices4  7,e7 ,outpati5t s]vices4  7#b7
 ,a dep5d5t may be provid$ heal? c>e    
s]vices = an eat+ disord] "u subsection 
7a77#e7 )\t reg>d to ! age ( ! dep5d5t4 
7#c7 ,treatm5t may be provid$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 at a free/&+ facility only
 if ! facility-- 7,a7 is c]tifi$ to     

provide su* treatm5t "u ! ,,tric>e      
program2 &  7,b7 provides to ! ,secret>y
 ( ,def5se v]ifiable outcome measurem5ts
 demon/rat+ cl9ical improvem5t ( pati5ts
 :5 reasonably possible to collect su*  
measurem5ts4  7#d7 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 eat+ disord] has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 !
 ,diagno/ic & ,/ati/ical ,manual (      
,m5tal ,disord]s1 #e? ,edition 7or      
successor edition71 publi%$ by !        
,am]ican ,psy*iatric ,association4  4   
#d4 ,id5tification & treatm5t ( eat+    
disord]s = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces       
,section #ajij ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+  
,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7a7 ,id5tification & treatm5t (
 eat+ disord]s & drug & alcohol dep5d5ce
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  2  7#b7 by     
ins]t+ h an eat+ disord] or be=e are    
dep5d5t on drugs or alcohol2 &  7#c7 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsections3 
7b7 ,facilities available to individuals
 ) eat+ disord]s ,= purposes ( ?is      
section1 necess>y facilities describ$ 9 

subsection 7a7 %all include ! facilities
 describ$ 9 section #ajgg7;i77#a7 ( ?is 
title4  7c7 ,eat+ disord] def9$ ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]m eat+ disord] has ! mean+ 
giv5 t t]m 9 section #ajgg7;i77#d7 ( ?is
 title4  4  #e4 ,m5tal heal? e>ly       
id5tification tra9+ ,section #ajij;a (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7   
require comm&]s & sup]visory p]sonnel to
 und]take m5tal heal? e>ly id5tification
 tra9+4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7e71 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#d7 ,! t]m m5tal heal? e>ly            
id5tification tra9+ means tra9+ design$ 
to educate ! tra9ee on--  7,a7 w>n+     
signs & symptoms ( m5tal heal? illness1 
includ+ an eat+ disord]2 &  7,b7 h[ to  
ref] an individual = m5tal heal?        
treatm5t4  4