,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #d1 #bjba,mr4 
,boozman 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4   
,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 & ,mr4 ,cotton7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to submit to ,congress a report on m5tal
 heal? c>e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 c]ta9 ,/ates & a    
report on fund+ by ,vet ,c5t]s ( m>ket+ 
& outrea*4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet ,c5t] ,support     
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,! 
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' 
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7#b7 ,cov]$ ,/ate ,! t]m cov]$ ,/ate    
means ea* ,/ate 7includ+ ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & any t]ritory 
or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates7 t has a

 ratio ( "o or few] ,vet ,c5t]s p]      
#ajj1jjj or m vet]ans :o reside 9 su*   
,/ate 7z su* population is det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,national ,c5t] = ,vet]ans      
,analysis & ,/ati/ics1 = fiscal ye>     
#bjba74  7#c7 ,vet ,c5t] ,! t]m ,vet    
,c5t]-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9   
section #agab;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2  7,b7 includes ,vet ,c5t] 
out/ations2 &  7,c7 does n include      
mobile ,vet ,c5t]s4  #c4 ,report on     
m5tal heal? c>e furni%$ by ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 c]ta9 ,/ates  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report reg>d+ m5tal heal? c>e furni%$ by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to     
vet]ans 9 ea* cov]$ ,/ate4  7b7 ,elem5ts
 ,! report "u subsection 7a7 %all       
include1 ) respect to ea* cov]$ ,/ate1 !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( ! ability 
( ! ,dep>tm5t to furni% to vet]ans 9 su*

 ,/ate-- 7,a7 readju/m5t c\nsel+2  7,b7 
!rapy = po/-traumatic /ress disord] &   
o!r trauma-relat$ !rapy2  7,c7 gr\p     
c\nsel+2  7,d7 m>riage & family c\nsel+2
  7,e7 milit>y sexual trauma c\nsel+2   
7,f7 b]eavem5t c\nsel+2  7,g7 scre5+s & 
ref]rals = m$ical issues2  7,h7 sub/ance
 abuse assessm5ts & ref]rals2  7,i7     
employm5t assessm5ts & ref]rals2 &  7,j7
 explanations & ref]rals reg>d+ b5efits 
furni%$ ?r\gh ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits       
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,an  
assessm5t ( ! feasibility ( e/abli%+    
additional ,vet ,c5t]s 9 su* ,/ate4     
7#c7 ,an assessm5t ( ! feasibility (    
increas+ /aff at exi/+ ,vet ,c5t]s 9 su*
 ,/ate to ensure compreh5sive cov]age4  
7#d7 ,an assessm5t ( any b>ri]s fac$ by 
su* ,/ate reg>d+-- 7,a7 demon/rat+ a ne$
 = additional ,vet ,c5t]s1 mobile ,vet  
,c5t]s1 & community access po9ts2  7,b7 
includ+ travel "t z a measure (         
productivity :ile conduct+ outrea* to   
und]s]v$ areas2 &  7,c7 build+ a new    
,vet ,c5t]4  7#e7 ,an analysis ( /aff+  

%ortages at ,vet ,c5t]s 9 su* ,/ate1    
includ+ delays 9 approv+ & process+ new 
hires4  7#f7 ,an outrea* /rategy = us+  
mobile ,vet ,c5t]s1 ,vet ,c5t]          
out/ations1 & community access po9ts to 
ensure t m5tal heal? c>e s]vices rea*   
vet]ans 9 und]s]v$ areas 9 su* ,/ate4   
#d4 ,report on m>ket+ & outrea* fund+ by
 ,vet ,c5t]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all submit to ! appropriate committees 
( ,congress a report reg>d+ fund+ by    
,vet ,c5t]s 9 cov]$ ,/ates ( m>ket+ &   
outrea*4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report "u     
subsection 7a7 %all include1 ) respect  
to ea* cov]$ ,/ate1 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an  
acc\nt+ ( m>ket+ & outrea* fund+ = ea*  
,vet ,c5t] 9 su* ,/ate4  7#b7 ,an       
assessm5t ( ! adequacy ( ! m>ket+ &     
outrea* funds = ea* ,vet ,c5t] 9 su*    
,/ate1 includ+ ! ability ( ea* su* ,vet 
,c5t] to connect ) vet]ans ab\t s]vices 
provid$4  7#c7 ,an analysis (           
effectiv5ess ( ea* ,vet ,c5t] 9 su*     

,/ate to m>ket & conduct outrea*4  7#d7 
,a m>ket+ & outrea* /rategy = ,vet      
,c5t]s to ensure t local res\rces are   
effectively utiliz$ to connect ) ! local
 vet]an community 9 su* ,/ate4