,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4        
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 and ,mr4      
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend titles #aj and #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 to make certain  
improvements in the ,transition         
,assistance ,program and ,solid ,start  
,program to address mental health       
issues1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,daniel ,j4 ,harvey1 ,jr4 and ,adam 
,lambert ,improving ,servicemember      
,transition to ,reduce ,veteran ,suicide
 ,act4  #b4 ,addressing mental health   
issues in the ,transition ,assistance   
,program of the ,department of ,defense 
and the ,solid ,start ,program of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  

,transition ,assistance ,program of the 
,department of ,defense ,section        
#aadb7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#e71 by inserting 7#aa71 before and    
7#af72 and  7#b7 by striking paragraph  
7#aa7 and inserting the following3      
7#aa7 ,information concerning mental    
health1 including-- 7,a7 the            
availability of mental health services  
furnished by the ,secretary concerned1  
the ,secretary of ,defense1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 or a  
non-profit entity2  7,b7 the treatment  
of post-traumatic stress disorder1      
traumatic brain injury1 anxiety         
disorders1 depression1 chronic pain1    
sleep disorders1 suicidal ideation1 or  
other mental health conditions          
associated with service in the ,armed   
,forces2  7,c7 the risk of suicide1     
including signs1 symptoms1 and risk     
factors 7including adverse childhood    
experiences1 depression1 bipolar        
disorder1 homelessness1 unemployment1   

and relationship strain72  7,d7 the     
availability of treatment options and   
resources to address substance abuse1   
including alcohol1 prescription drug1   
and opioid abuse2  7,e7 the potential   
effects of the loss of community and    
support systems experienced by a member 
separating from the ,armed ,forces2     
7,f7 isolation from family1 friends1 or 
society2 and  7,g7 the potential        
stressors associated with separation    
from the ,armed ,forces4  4  7b7 ,solid 
,start ,program of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs ,section             
#fcbj7;b77#a7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subparagraphs 7,g7 and    
7,h7 as subparagraphs 7,i7 and 7,j71    
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,f7 the following3  
7,g7 assisting eligible veterans who    
elect to enroll in the system of patient
 enrollment under section #agje7;a7 of  
this title2  7,h7 educating veterans    
about mental health and counseling      

services available through the ,veterans
 ,health ,administration2  4  7c7       
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense and the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall jointly submit 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report on the information  
and materials developed pursuant to the 
amendments made by this section4  7#b7  
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed   
,services and the ,committee on         
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 
7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
and the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4