,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gehi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,takano introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit the imposition or collection
 of copayments for certain mental health
 outpatient care visits of veterans1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,reduce  
and ,eliminate ,mental ,health          
,outpatient ,veteran ,copays ,act or the
 ,,remove ,copays ,act4  #b4            
,prohibition on imposition or collection
 of copayments for certain mental health
 outpatient care visits of veterans  7a7
 ,prohibition ,section #agbb;,b of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1  
by striking collection and all that     
follows through veterans and inserting  
and prohibition on collection of        
copayments for certain visits of        

veterans2  7#b7 by striking ,the        
,secretary may and inserting 7a7        
,telehealth and telemedicine            
visits4--,the ,secretary may2 and  7#c7 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7b7 ,mental health         
outpatient care visits ,the ,secretary  
may not impose or collect any copayment 
under the laws administered by the      
,secretary with respect to any veteran  
enrolled in the system of annual patient
 enrollment established under section   
#agje7;a7 of this title for the first   
three mental health outpatient care     
visits of the veteran in a calendar     
year4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the  
table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #ag of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section   
#agbb;,b and inserting the following new
 item3  #agbb;,b4 ,copayments3 waiver of
 and prohibition on collection of       
copayments for certain visits of        
veterans4  4  7c7 ,applicability ,the   
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 

apply with respect to mental health     
outpatient care visits occurring on or  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4