,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #edc #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #cbce  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y
 #bh1 #bjbj,ms4 ,mc,sally 7= h]self1    
,mr4 ,ka9e1 & ,mrs4 ,loeffl]7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  
,septemb] #ae1 #bjbj,report$ by ,mr4    
,moran1 ) an amendment,strike out all   
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct
 a pilot program on po/traumatic gr[?1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans           
,po/traumatic ,gr[? ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!re is a 
%ortage ( adequate1 timely1 & effective 
m5tal heal? c>e available to vet]ans    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,!        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs cont9ues  
to highlight vet]ans m5tal heal? c>e &  
suicide prev5tion z a key priority4     
7#c7 ,!re is an opportunity to explore  
effective alt]native treatm5ts focus$ on

 ! area ( po/traumatic gr[?4  #c4 ,pilot
 program on po/traumatic gr[?  7a7      
,program ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all conduct a pilot program to
 /udy ! effectiv5ess & b5efits (        
nonpr(it po/traumatic gr[? programs to  
det]m9e-- 7#a7 ! outcomes ( su* programs
 9 contra/ to traditional models ( m5tal
 heal? c>e2  7#b7 ! possible integration
 ( su* nonpr(it programs into ! m5tal   
heal? c>e programs provid$ by !         
,secret>y2 &  7#c7 ! budget>y impacts ( 
su* integration4  7b7 ,review &         
evaluation ,9 develop+ ! pilot program  
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all--   
7#a7 review relevant lit]ature to       
summ>ize ! exi/+ k reg>d+ po/traumatic  
gr[? programs2 &  7#b7 evaluate su*     
programs4  7c7 ,duration ,! ,secret>y   
%all c>ry out ! pilot program "u        
subsection 7a7 = a two-ye> p]iod beg9n+ 
on ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,locations ,!
 ,secret>y %all select m ?an "o location
 at :i* to c>ry out ! pilot program "u  

subsection 7a71 ( :i* at lea/ "o        
location %all include a rural area4  7e7
 ,p>ticipants  7#a7 ,eligibility ,a     
vet]an is eligible to p>ticipate 9 !    
pilot program "u subsection 7a7 if !    
,secret>y det]m9es t ! vet]an is-- 7,a7 
n at kn[n imm$iate risk ( attempt+      
suicide2 &  7,b7 n p>ticipat+ 9         
traditional m5tal heal? treatm5t4  7#b7 
,female vet]ans ,n few] ?an f\r gr\ps ( 
vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program "u 
subsection 7a7 %all consi/ only ( female
 vet]ans4  7f7 ,nonpr(it organizations  
,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot      
program "u subsection 7a7 by ent]+ into 
an agreem5t ) "o or m nonpr(it          
organizations t-- 7#a7 h /aff ) exp]tise
 9 evid5ce-bas$ c>e & exp]i5ce work+ )  
vet]ans2  7#b7 h exp]i5ce 9 ! sci5ce (  
po/traumatic gr[?2 &  7#c7 use a        
/&>diz$1 evaluat$1 & compreh5sive       
curriculum4  7g7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program  
"u subsection 7a7 is complet$1 !        
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    

report on ! pilot program1 includ+ a    
comp>ison ( ! c>e provid$ "u ! pilot    
program & ! cl9ical c>e model ( !       
,dep>tm5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,po/traumatic  
,gr[? ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,!re is a %ortage (       
adequate1 timely1 & effective m5tal     
heal? c>e available to vet]ans across ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs cont9ues to highlight 
vet]ans m5tal heal? c>e & suicide       
prev5tion z a key priority4  7#c7 ,!re  
is an opportunity to explore effective  
alt]native treatm5ts focus$ on ! area ( 
po/traumatic gr[?4  #c4 ,pilot program  
on po/traumatic gr[?  7a7 ,program ,!   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
conduct a pilot program1 ?r\gh ! ,(fice 
( ,:ole ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs1 to /udy ! effectiv5ess &      
b5efits ( nonpr(it po/traumatic gr[?    
programs to det]m9e-- 7#a7 ! outcomes ( 
su* programs 9 contra/ to traditional   
models ( m5tal heal? c>e2  7#b7 !       

possible integration ( su* nonpr(it     
programs into ! m5tal heal? c>e programs
 provid$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#c7 !      
budget>y impacts ( su* integration4  7b7
 ,review & evaluation ,9 develop+ !     
pilot program "u subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 review relevant   
lit]ature to summ>ize ! exi/+ k reg>d+  
po/traumatic gr[? programs2 &  7#b7     
evaluate su* programs4  7c7 ,duration ,!
 ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot program
 "u subsection 7a7 = a two-ye> p]iod    
beg9n+ on ! date t is #ahj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7      
,locations ,! ,secret>y %all select m   
?an "o location at :i* to c>ry out !    
pilot program "u subsection 7a71 ( :i*  
at lea/ "o location %all include a rural
 area4  7e7 ,p>ticipants  7#a7          
,eligibility ,a vet]an is eligible to   
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program "u         
subsection 7a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 ! vet]an is-- 7,a7 n at kn[n imm$iate  
risk ( attempt+ suicide2 &  7,b7 n      
p>ticipat+ 9 traditional m5tal heal?    

treatm5t4  7#b7 ,female vet]ans ,n few] 
?an f\r gr\ps ( vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 !  
pilot program "u subsection 7a7 %all    
consi/ only ( female vet]ans4  7f7      
,nonpr(it organizations ,! ,secret>y    
%all c>ry out ! pilot program "u        
subsection 7a7 by ent]+ into an agreem5t
 ) "o or m nonpr(it organizations t--   
7#a7 h /aff ) exp]tise 9 evid5ce-bas$   
c>e & exp]i5ce work+ ) vet]ans2  7#b7 h 
exp]i5ce 9 ! sci5ce ( po/traumatic gr[?2
 &  7#c7 use a /&>diz$1 evaluat$1 &     
compreh5sive curriculum4  7g7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* !   
pilot program "u subsection 7a7 is      
complet$1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress a report on ! pilot program1  
includ+ a comp>ison ( ! c>e provid$ "u !
 pilot program & ! cl9ical c>e model ( !
 ,dep>tm5t4  ,septemb] #ae1             
#bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t