,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,golden of ,maine 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1   
and ,mr4 ,bacon7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs-,department of    
,defense ,joint ,executive ,committee to
 assess the effectiveness of certain    
mental health activities of the         
,departments1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,improving ,mental ,health      
,support for ,servicemembers and        
,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,assessments by the
 ,department of ,veterans               

,affairs-,department of ,defense ,joint 
,executive ,committee of certain mental 
health activities  7a7 ,overall         
inventory1 assessment1 and report  7#a7 
,inventory and assessment ,the          
,department of ,veterans                
,affairs-,department of ,defense ,joint 
,executive ,committee under section #cbj
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1   
shall-- 7,a7 complete an inventory of   
the programs and processes of the       
,departments that facilitate access to  
mental health services across the       
transition spectrum2 and  7,b7 conduct  
an assessment of the overall            
effectiveness of such programs and      
processes in facilitating access to such
 services4  7#b7 ,report ,not later than
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,joint      
,executive ,committee shall submit to   
the ,committees on ,veterans ,affairs of
 the ,senate and the ,house of          
,representatives a report on the results
 of the assessment4 ,the report shall   

include-- 7,a7 the inventory under      
paragraph 7#a77;,a72  7,b7 the results  
of the assessment under paragraph       
7#a77;,b71 including whether the        
assessment identified any deficiencies1 
gaps1 or inefficiencies 7such as        
duplicative programs72  7,c7            
recommendations to address the          
identified deficiencies1 gaps1 or       
inefficiencies1 if any1 including plans 
of action1 milestones1 and metrics2 and 
7,d7 any other information or           
recommendations that the ,joint         
,executive ,committee considers         
appropriate4  7b7 ,biennial review of   
the joint separation health assessment  
,section #cbj7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#g7 ,review1 at least once every two   
years1 the joint separation health      
assessment to validate the questions    
posed by the assessment and to recommend
 whether any questions should be        
removed1 revised1 or added4  4