,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cbee ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #ah1 #bjba,mr4 ,booker introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to increase the number of ,vet ,centers in certain ,states based on population metrics1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans ,census-,enabled ,national ,treatment ,equitable ,resource ,supplement for ,mental ,health ,act of #bjba or the ,vet ,,centers for ,mental ,health ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,increase in number of ,vet ,centers in certain states based on population metrics 7a7 ,increase in number ,if the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs determines that a ,state meets each requirement described in subsection 7c71 7d71 or 7e71 the ,secretary shall ensure that the number of covered ,vet ,centers located in the ,state is increased from the number of covered ,vet ,centers that were located in the ,state on ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 through the establishment of not less than one additional covered ,vet ,center within the ,state1 as applicable4 7b7 ,existing facilities ,in establishing an additional covered ,vet ,center pursuant to a determination under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may establish the covered ,vet ,center at a facility made available to the ,secretary by the head of a ,state1 local government1 or federally recognized ,indian tribe to carry out this section1 regardless of whether such facility is made available at a cost to the ,secretary4 7c7 ,requirements ,the requirements described in this subsection are1 with respect to the #bjbj calendar year1 as follows3 7#a7 ,the total population of the ,state exceeded #f1jjj1jjj1 as determined by the ,bureau of the ,census4 7#b7 ,the average population density of the ,state exceeded #bjj individuals per square mile1 as determined by the ,bureau of the ,census4 7#c7 ,the total veteran population in the ,state was greater than #bej1jjj veterans1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,the ratio of veteran population in the ,state to covered ,vet ,centers located in the ,state exceeded #ej1jjj veterans per one covered ,vet ,center1 as determined by the ,secretary 7regardless of the number of veterans who received services at covered ,vet ,centers located in the ,state during such year74 7d7 ,alternative requirements ,the requirements described in this subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,state does not share a land border with another ,state4 7#b7 ,the ,state is located not less than #b1jjj miles from the contiguous ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,there is no covered ,vet ,center located in the ,state4 7e7 ,additional alternative requirements ,the requirements described in this subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,there are fewer than five covered ,vet ,centers located in the ,state4 7#b7 ,the land area of the ,state exceeds #ge1jjj square miles4 7#c7 ,during the #bjbj calendar year1 the total population of the ,state exceeded #e1jjj1jjj individuals1 as determined by the ,bureau of the ,census4 7#d7 ,during the #bjbj calendar year1 the ratio of veteran population in the ,state to covered ,vet ,centers located in the ,state exceeded #ge1jjj veterans per one covered ,vet ,center1 as determined by the ,secretary 7regardless of the number of veterans who received services at covered ,vet ,centers located in the ,state during such year74 7f7 ,community-,based outpatient clinics ,the ,secretary shall establish a covered community-based outpatient clinic in each ,state that the ,secretary determines meets the following requirements3 7#a7 ,the ,state does not share a land border with another ,state4 7#b7 ,the ,state is located not less than #b1jjj miles from the contiguous ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,there is no covered community-based outpatient clinic located in the ,state4 7g7 ,deadline ,the ,secretary shall establish such additional covered ,vet ,centers as may be required pursuant to a determination under subsection 7a71 and such covered community-based outpatient clinics as may be required pursuant to a determination under subsection 7f71 by not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered community-based outpatient clinic ,the term covered community-based outpatient clinic means a community-based outpatient clinic of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs that is scheduled to be open for the provision of community-based outpatient services for a minimum of eight hours per day during five days of the week1 except that the community-based outpatient clinic may be open for less than such minimum period on a temporary basis as a result of a ,federal holiday1 weather concern1 safety concern1 pandemic1 or for such other reasons as may be determined appropriate by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,covered ,vet ,center ,the term covered ,vet ,center-- 7,a7 means a ,vet ,center1 as such term is defined in section #agab;,a of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 that is scheduled to be open for the provision of services under such section for a minimum of eight hours per day during five days of the week1 except that the ,vet ,center may be open for less than such minimum period on a temporary basis as a result of a ,federal holiday1 weather concern1 safety concern1 pandemic1 or for such other reasons as may be determined appropriate by the ,secretary2 and 7,b7 does not include a ,vet ,center outstation4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state has the meaning given such term in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4