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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
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,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 & ,mr4      
,bacon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs-,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se ,jo9t ,executive ,committee to
 assess ! effectiv5ess ( c]ta9 m5tal    
heal? activities ( ! ,dep>tm5ts1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,m5tal ,heal?  
,support = ,s]vicememb]s & ,vet]ans     
,act4  #b4 ,assessm5ts by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs-,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se   
,jo9t ,executive ,committee ( c]ta9     
m5tal heal? activities  7a7 ,ov]all     
inv5tory1 assessm5t1 & report  7#a7     

,inv5tory & assessm5t ,! ,dep>tm5t (    
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#cbj ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
%all-- 7,a7 complete an inv5tory ( !    
programs & processes ( ! ,dep>tm5ts t   
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conduct an assessm5t ( ! ov]all         
effectiv5ess ( su* programs & processes 
9 facilitat+ access to su* s]vices4     
7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,jo9t 
,executive ,committee %all submit to !  
,committees on ,vet]ans ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a    
report on ! results ( ! assessm5t4 ,!   
report %all include-- 7,a7 ! inv5tory "u
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includ+ :e!r ! assessm5t id5tifi$ any   
defici5cies1 gaps1 or ineffici5cies 7su*
 z duplicative programs72  7,c7         
recomm5dations to address ! id5tifi$    
defici5cies1 gaps1 or ineffici5cies1 if 

any1 includ+ plans ( action1 mile/ones1 
& metrics2 &  7,d7 any o!r in=mation or 
recomm5dations t ! ,jo9t ,executive     
,committee consid]s appropriate4  7b7   
,bi5nial review ( ! jo9t sep>ation heal?
 assessm5t ,section #cbj7;d7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#g7 ,review1 at lea/ once e two ye>s1 !
 jo9t sep>ation heal? assessm5t to      
validate ! que/ions pos$ by ! assessm5t 
& to recomm5d :e!r any que/ions %\ld be 
remov$1 revis$1 or add$4  4