,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #ech #aafth         
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 #gaa     
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai,mr4 ,tester  
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4         
,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 
,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4      
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,bennet1   
and ,mr4 ,gardner7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,september #ae1    
#bjbj,reported by ,mr4 ,moran1 without  
amendment  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to expand   
eligibility for mental health services  
from the ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs to include members of the      
reserve components of the ,armed        
,forces1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,care and ,readiness ,enhancement   
for ,reservists ,act of #bjai or the    
,,care for ,reservists ,act of #bjai4   
#b4 ,expansion of eligibility for       

readjustment counseling and related     
outpatient services from the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs to include       
members of the reserve components of the
 ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,readjustment      
counseling ,subsection 7a77#a7 of       
section #agab;,a of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,d7 7i7 ,the ,secretary1 in            
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 may furnish to any member of  
the reserve components of the ,armed    
,forces who has a behavioral health     
condition or psychological trauma1      
counseling under subparagraph 7,a77i71  
which may include a comprehensive       
individual assessment under subparagraph
 7,b77i74  7ii7 ,a member of the reserve
 components of the ,armed ,forces       
described in clause 7i7 shall not be    
required to obtain a referral before    
being furnished counseling or an        
assessment under this subparagraph4  4  
7b7 ,outpatient services ,subsection 7b7

 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in   
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by inserting to an
 individual after ,if1 on the basis of  
the assessment furnished2 and  7,b7 by  
striking veteran each place it appears  
and inserting individual2 and  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#b71 by striking veteran and 
inserting individual4  7c7 ,effective   
,date ,the amendments made by this      
section shall take effect on the date   
that is one year after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  #c4 ,provision 
of mental health services from the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
members of the reserve components of the
 ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general        
,subchapter ,,viii of chapter #ag of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #aghi4 ,mental  
health services for members of the      
reserve components of the ,armed ,forces
 ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with  
the ,secretary of ,defense1 may furnish 
mental health services to members of the

 reserve components of the ,armed       
,forces4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter #ag of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #aghh the following new item3   
#aghi4 ,mental health services for      
members of the reserve components of the
 ,armed ,forces4  4  #d4 ,inclusion of  
members of reserve components in mental 
health programs of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,suicide        
prevention program  7#a7 ,in general    
,section #agbj;,f of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7l7 7#a7 ,covered individual defined ,in
 this section1 the term covered         
individual means a veteran or a member  
of the reserve components of the ,armed 
,forces4  7#b7 ,in determining coverage 
of members of the reserve components of 
the ,armed ,forces under the            
comprehensive program1 the ,secretary   
shall consult with the ,secretary of    

,defense4  4  7#b7 ,conforming          
amendments ,such section is further     
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking veterans and inserting covered 
individuals2  7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by
 striking veterans each place it appears
 and inserting covered individuals2     
7,c7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in the     
subsection heading1 by striking of      
veterans2  7ii7 by striking veterans    
each place it appears and inserting     
covered individuals2 and  7iii7 by      
striking veteran and inserting          
individual2  7,d7 in subsection 7d71 by 
striking to veterans each place it      
appears and inserting to covered        
individuals2  7,e7 in subsection 7e71 in
 the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by
 striking veterans and inserting covered
 individuals2  7,f7 in subsection 7f7-- 
7i7 in the first sentence1 by striking  
veterans and inserting covered          
individuals2 and  7ii7 in the second    
sentence1 by inserting or members after 
veterans2  7,g7 in subsection 7g71 by   

striking veterans and inserting covered 
individuals2  7,h7 in subsection 7h71 by
 striking veterans and inserting covered
 individuals2  7,i7 in subsection 7i7-- 
7i7 in the subsection heading1 by       
striking for veterans and families2     
7ii7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by striking veterans and the      
families of veterans and inserting      
covered individuals and the families of 
covered individuals2  7iii7 in paragraph
 7#b71 by striking veterans and         
inserting covered individuals2 and  7iv7
 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking veterans
 each place it appears and inserting    
covered individuals2  7,j7 in subsection
 7j7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 by        
striking veterans each place it appears 
and inserting covered individuals2 and  
7ii7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,i7 in        
subparagraph 7,a71 in the matter        
preceding clause 7i71 by striking women 
veterans and inserting covered          
individuals who are women2  7,,ii7 in   
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking women    

veterans who and inserting covered      
individuals who are women and2 and      
7,,iii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by        
striking women veterans and inserting   
covered individuals who are women2 and  
7,k7 in subsection 7k71 by striking     
veterans and inserting covered          
individuals4  7#c7 ,clerical amendments 
7,a7 ,in general ,such section is       
further amended1 in the section heading1
 by inserting and members of the reserve
 components of the ,armed ,forces after 
veterans4  7,b7 ,table of sections ,the 
table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #ag of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section   
#agbj;,f and inserting the following new
 item3  #agbj;,f4 ,comprehensive program
 for suicide prevention among veterans  
and members of the reserve components of
 the ,armed ,forces4  4  7b7 ,mental    
health treatment for individuals who    
served in classified missions  7#a7 ,in 
general ,section #agbj;,h of such title 
is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7--   

7i7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 by striking
 eligible veteran and inserting eligible
 individual2 and  7,,ii7 by striking the
 veteran and inserting the individual2  
and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking
 eligible veterans and inserting        
eligible individuals2  7,b7 in          
subsection 7b7-- 7i7 by striking a      
veteran and inserting an individual2 and
  7ii7 by striking eligible veteran and 
inserting eligible individual2 and  7,c7
 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 in paragraph   
7#b71 in the matter preceding           
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the term
 eligible veteran means a veteran and   
inserting ,the term eligible individual 
means a veteran or a member of the      
reserve components of the ,armed        
,forces2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#c71 by
 striking eligible veteran and inserting
 eligible individual4  7#b7 ,clerical   
amendments  7,a7 ,in general ,such      
section is further amended1 in the      
section heading1 by inserting and       
members of the reserve components of the

 ,armed ,forces after veterans4  7,b7   
,table of sections ,the table of        
sections at the beginning of chapter #ag
 of such title is amended by striking   
the item relating to section #agbj;,h   
and inserting the following new item3   
#agbj;,h4 ,mental health treatment for  
veterans and members of the reserve     
components of the ,armed ,forces who    
served in classified missions4  4  #e4  
,report on mental health and related    
services provided by the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs to members of the    
,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,veterans'  
,affairs and the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
that includes an assessment of the      
following3 7#a7 ,the increase1 as       

compared to the day before the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 of the      
number of members of the ,armed ,forces 
that use readjustment counseling or     
outpatient mental health care from the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
disaggregated by ,state1 ,vet ,center   
location1 and clinical care site of the 
,department1 as appropriate4  7#b7 ,the 
number of members of the reserve        
components of the ,armed ,forces        
receiving telemental health care from   
the ,department4  7#c7 ,the increase1 as
 compared to the day before the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 of the      
annual cost associated with readjustment
 counseling and outpatient mental health
 care provided by the ,department to    
members of the reserve components of the
 ,armed ,forces4  7#d7 ,the changes1 as 
compared to the day before the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 in staffing1
 training1 organization1 and resources  
required for the ,department to offer   
readjustment counseling and outpatient  

mental health care to members of the    
reserve components of the ,armed        
,forces4  7#e7 ,any challenges the      
,department has encountered in providing
 readjustment counseling and outpatient 
mental health care to members of the    
reserve components of the ,armed        
,forces4  7b7 ,vet ,center defined ,in  
this section1 the term ,vet ,center has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#agab;,a7h7 of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code4  ,september #ae1         
#bjbj,reported without amendment