S. 1566 · 115th Congress
CARE for Reservists Act of 2017
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Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2017 or the CARE for Reservists Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 13, 2017
Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2017 or the CARE for Reservists Act of 2017
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral, which may include a comprehensive individual assessment, to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. Outpatient services shall also be available to such reservists.
The VA shall evaluate current and future workloads to determine whether more Vet Centers, including mobile Vet Centers, are needed to handle an expansion of services resulting from such increased eligibility. If a Vet Center's workload treating members of the Armed Forces exceeds its workload treating veterans, the VA shall enter into discussions with the Department of Defense (DOD) to determine whether a reimbursable memorandum of understanding between the VA and DOD for the center's services is warranted.
The VA may furnish mental health services to such reservists.
Such reservists are included in the VA programs of: (1) comprehensive suicide prevention, and (2) mental health treatment for veterans who served in classified missions.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CARE for Reservists Act of 2017
Also known as: Care And Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2017
Latest action (Jul 13, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 13, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.