#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #gehi  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit !      
imposition or collection ( copaym5ts =  
c]ta9 m5tal heal? outpati5t c>e visits (
 vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r$uce &
 ,elim9ate ,m5tal ,heal? ,outpati5t     
,vet]an ,copays ,act or ! ,,remove      
,copays ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on      
collection ( copaym5ts = fir/ ?ree m5tal
 heal? c>e outpati5t visits ( vet]ans   
7a7 ,prohibition on collection ,*apt]   
#ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #agbb;,b !
 foll[+ new section 7& con=m+ ! table ( 
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]        
accord+ly73  #agbb;,c4 ,copaym5ts3      
prohibition on collection ( copaym5ts = 
fir/ ?ree m5tal heal? c>e outpati5t     
visits ( vet]ans  7a7 ,prohibition      
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71     
not)/&+ section #agaj7;g7 ( ?is title or
 any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y   
may n impose or collect a copaym5t = !  

fir/ ?ree m5tal heal? c>e outpati5t     
visits ( a vet]an 9 a cal5d> ye> = :i* !
 vet]an w\ld o!rwise be requir$ to pay a
 copaym5t "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !       
,secret>y4  7b7 ,copaym5t = m$ications  
,! prohibition "u subsection 7a7 %all n 
apply ) respect to ! imposition or      
collection ( copaym5ts = m$ications     
pursuant to section #agbb;,a ( ?is      
title4  7c7 ,m5tal heal? c>e outpati5t  
visit def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m m5tal 
heal? c>e outpati5t visit means an      
outpati5t visit ) a qualifi$ m5tal heal?
 pr(essional = ! prim>y purpose ( seek+ 
m5tal heal? c>e or treatm5t = sub/ance  
abuse disord]4  4  7b7 ,applicability ,!
 am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all   
apply ) respect to m5tal heal? c>e      
outpati5t visits occurr+ on or aft] !   
date t is #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #bh1          
#bjbb4;,cl]k4