,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,kean ( ,new   
,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1
 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1    
,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,ms4     
,ross1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,ms4 ,lois      
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 &   
,mr4 ,ca/57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to improve
 m5tal heal? c>e = vet]ans ?r\gh !      
e/abli%m5t ( a m9imum requirem5t = !    
numb] ( ,vet ,c5t]s p] ,/ate4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,vet]ans ,c5sus-,enabl$ ,national       
,treatm5t ,equitable ,res\rce ,supplem5t
 = ,m5tal ,heal? ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,vet 
,,c5t]s = ,m5tal ,heal? ,act ( #bjbc4   
#b4 ,m9imum requirem5t = numb] ( ,vet   
,c5t]s p] ,/ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t1 by n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! numb] (   
cov]$ ,vet ,c5t]s locat$ 9 ea* ,/ate is 
at lea/ ! m9imum requir$ numb] describ$ 
9 subsection 7b7 ) respect to t ,/ate4  
7b7 ,m9imum requir$ numb] ,! m9imum     
requir$ numb] describ$ 9 ?is subsection 
is ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,) respect to ea*     
,/ate t is "o ( ! sev]al ,/ates n locat$
 9 ! contigu\s ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to   
,rico1 or any o!r t]ritory or possession
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is n "o ( ! sev]al 
,/ates1 ! great] ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,"o   
cov]$ ,vet ,c5t] p] ,/ate4  7,b7 ,!     
total numb] ( cov]$ ,vet ,c5t]s t 7     
locat$ 9 ! ,/ate on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4  
7#b7 ,) respect to ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates
 locat$ 9 ! contigu\s ,unit$ ,/ates & n 
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! great] ( ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,"o cov]$ ,vet ,c5t] p] e  
#cj1jjj squ>e miles ( l& area 9 ! ,/ate4
  7,b7 ,"o cov]$ ,vet ,c5t] p] e #ee1jjj
 vet]ans locat$ 9 ! ,/ate 7calculat$ by 
us+ ! numb] ( vet]ans 9 ! ,/ate z       
det]m9$ by ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,c5sus ,bureau = ! mo/ rec5t c5sus74   
7c7 ,e/abli%m5t ( additional ,vet ,c5t]s
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% su*       
additional cov]$ ,vet ,c5t]s 9 ea* ,/ate
 z may be necess>y to meet ! m9imum     
requir$ numb] describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
) respect to ! ,/ate4  7#b7 ,exi/+      
facilities ,9 e/abli%+ additional cov]$ 
,vet ,c5t]s pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y may e/abli% su* cov]$ ,vet   
,c5t]s at facilities made available to !
 ,secret>y by ! head ( a ,/ate1 local   
gov]nm5t1 or f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian  
tribe to c>ry out ?is section1 reg>dless
 ( :e!r su* facility is made available  
at a co/ to ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,vet     
,c5t] out/ations ,if ! e/abli%m5t ( m   
?an "o additional cov]$ ,vet ,c5t] 9 a  
,/ate is necess>y to meet ! m9imum      
requir$ numb] describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
) respect to ! ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y-- 7,a7
 %all e/abli% at lea/ "o additional     
cov]$ ,vet ,c5t] to meet su* numb]2 &   
7,b7 = ea* rema9+ cov]$ ,vet ,c5t]      

necess>y to meet su* numb]1 may e/abli% 
a cov]$ ,vet ,c5t] out/ation 9 lieu ( a 
cov]$ ,vet ,c5t]4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ ,vet ,c5t]  
means a ,vet ,c5t]1 z su* t]m is def9$ 9
 section #agab;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 t is s*$ul$ to be op5 = ! 
provision ( s]vices "u su* section = a  
m9imum ( eight h\rs p] day dur+ five    
days ( ! week1 except t ! ,vet ,c5t] may
 be op5 = less ?an su* m9imum on a      
tempor>y basis z a result ( a ,f$]al    
holiday1 wea!r conc]n1 safety conc]n1   
p&emic1 or = su* o!r reasons z may be   
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4     
7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ ,vet ,c5t] out/ation  
means a ,vet ,c5t] out/ation t-- 7,a7   
provides simil> *ild c>e s]vices z !    
*ild c>e s]vices provid$ at a ,vet      
,c5t]2 &  7,b7 is s*$ul$ to be op5 9    
accordance ) ! m9imum h\rs & days       
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,! t]m  
,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4