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S. 548 · 108th Congress

A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for other purposes.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JRD RockefellerSponsor

No cosponsors.

Amends Federal law relating to the provision of mental health services to veterans to: (1) make permanent (currently ends December 31, 2004) a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides counseling and treatment for sexual trauma; (2) increase from five to 15 the number of authorized Department of Veterans Affairs centers for mental…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 6, 2003
Amends Federal law relating to the provision of mental health services to veterans to: (1) make permanent (currently ends December 31, 2004) a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides counseling and treatment for sexual trauma; (2) increase from five to 15 the number of authorized Department of Veterans Affairs centers for mental illness research, education, and clinical activities; (3) increase funding for each of FY 2004 through 2006 for the provision of specialized mental health services to veterans; and (4) provide a specified allocation of such funding, including for programs on post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse disorder.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Mar 6, 2003): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3269)

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 6, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.