,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bg1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,oss(f 7= himself & ,mr4      
,cram]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
prohibit collection ( copaym5ts = ! fir/
 ?ree outpati5t m5tal heal? c>e visits (
 vet]ans ea* cal5d> ye>1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,r$uce & ,elim9ate ,m5tal  
,heal? ,outpati5t ,vet]an ,copays ,act  
or ! ,,remove ,copays ,act4  #b4        
,prohibition on collection ( copaym5ts =
 fir/ ?ree m5tal heal? c>e outpati5t    
visits ( vet]ans  7a7 ,prohibition on   
collection  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt]     
,,iii ( *apt] #ag1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #agbb;,b
 ! foll[+ new section3  #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  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t
 ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*  
sub*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item 
relat$ to section #agbb;,b ! foll[+ new 
item3  #agbb;,c4 ,copaym5ts3 prohibition

 on collection ( copaym5ts = fir/ ?ree  
m5tal heal? c>e outpati5t visits (      
vet]ans4  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