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,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
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 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,m5tal ,heal? 
,outrea* & ,engagem5t ,act4  #b4 ,m5tal 
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vet]an receiv+ comp5sation = a          
s]vice-connect$ disability relat+ to a  
m5tal heal? diagnosis  7a7 ,annual      
consultation2 outrea* ,! section #aafg (
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7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 9 ! subsection   
head+1 by /rik+ ,9 g5]al & ins]t+       
,initial consultation2  7#b7 by         
r$esignat+ subsections 7b7 & 7c7 z      
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reg>ds to a vet]an :o is receiv+        
comp5sation "u ?is *apt] = a            
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m5tal heal? diagnosis--  7#a7 (f] a     
m5tal heal? consultation to assess !    
m5tal heal? ne$s (1 & discuss o!r m5tal 
heal? c>e options =1 ! vet]an2 &  7#b7  
conduct outrea* reg>d+ ! availability   
(--  7,a7 consultations "u p>agraph     
7#a72 &  7,b7 o!r m5tal heal? s]vices   
furni%$ by ! ,secret>y4  2  7#d7 9      
subsection 7c71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
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subsection 7a7 bo? places x appe>s2 &   
7#e7 9 subsection 7d71 z r$esignat$ by  
p>agraph 7#b71 by ins]t+ 1 or to require
 ! reevaluation ( any entitlem5t ( !    
vet]an to comp5sation "u ?is *apt] be=e 
! p]iod at ! end4  7b7 ,te*nical        
corrections  7#a7 ,r$esignation ,su*    
section1 z am5d$1 is r$esignat$ z       

section #aafi ( su* title4  7#b7        
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! section #aafg t relates to m5tal heal?
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new item3  #aafi4 ,m5tal heal?          
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lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
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,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
report on ! effect ( ! am5dm5ts made by 
?is section4 ,elem5ts ( su* report %all 
include-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( vet]ans :o     
receiv$--  7,a7 m5tal heal?             
consultations "u p>agraph 7#a7 (        
subsection 7b7 ( section #aafi ( su*    
title2 &  7,b7 outrea* "u p>agraph 7#b7 
( su* subsection2  7#b7 :e!r vet]ans    
report$ b>ri]s to seek+ su*             
consultations2 &  7#c7 su* b>ri]s1 if   
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