,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbc,mr4   
,fallon 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bi%op (      
,georgia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct
 a /udy on ! quality ( c>e diff]5ce     
betwe5 behavioral & m5tal heal? c>e     
provid$ by heal? c>e provid]s ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs comp>$ to 
non-,dep>tm5t provid]s4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans     
,m5tal & ,behavioral ,heal? ,quality (  
,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,/udy on quality ( c>e  
diff]5ce betwe5 behavioral & m5tal heal?
 c>e provid$ by heal? c>e provid]s (    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs comp>$ to 
non-,dep>tm5t provid]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
conduct a /udy on ! quality ( c>e       
diff]5ce betwe5 behavioral & m5tal heal?
 c>e "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y  
provid$ by heal? c>e provid]s ( !       

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs comp>$ to 
non-,dep>tm5t provid]s4  7b7 ,conduct ( 
/udy ,! ,secret>y %all conduct ! /udy "u
 subsection 7a7 ?r\gh ! use ( an        
indep5d5t & objective organization      
outside ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,matt]s ,to be
 /udi$ ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e--  7#a7   
any diff]5ces 9 heal? outcomes = vet]ans
 betwe5 c>e f provid]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t &  
non-,dep>tm5t provid]s1 includ+ symptom 
scores & suicide risk2  7#b7 if         
non-,dep>tm5t provid]s are us+          
evid5ce-bas$ practices 9 ! treatm5t (   
behavioral & m5tal heal? issues2 &  7#c7
 pot5tial gaps 9 coord9ation betwe5     
provid]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t & non-,dep>tm5t  
provid]s 9 respond+ to individuals seek+
 behavioral or m5tal heal? c>e4  7d7    
,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all
 submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! /udy      

conduct$ "u subsection 7a74