,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,steil introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to improve the ability of      
veterans to make appointments for mental
 health care furnished by the           
,secretary4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,no ,veteran ,falls
 ,through the ,cracks ,act4  #b4        
,improvements to scheduling by veterans 
of mental health appointments at        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,rescheduling cancelled appointments ,if
 a covered veteran cancels an           
appointment for mental health care      
furnished by the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs1 the ,secretary shall seek to 
reschedule the appointment1 regardless  
of the method by which the veteran      
cancelled the appointment4 ,in seeking  
to reschedule such appointment1 the     

,secretary shall contact the veteran by 
telephone4 ,if the veteran does not     
reschedule the appointment during the   
first telephone call1 the ,secretary    
shall contact the veteran at least once 
more by telephone to reschedule the     
appointment4  7b7 ,covered veteran      
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered veteran means a veteran who is  
enrolled in the system of patient       
enrollment established under section    
#agje7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code4