[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2173 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2173

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional funding 
  for the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the capacity for 
 provision of mental health services through contracts with community 
             mental health centers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2007

    Mr. Rodriguez (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional funding 
  for the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the capacity for 
 provision of mental health services through contracts with community 
             mental health centers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONTRACTS WITH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS FOR PROVISION 
              OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 1712A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) The Secretary may enter into a contract for the provision 
of mental health services under this section with a community mental 
health center that the Secretary determines qualified to provide such 
services.
    ``(2) There is authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of 
entering into such contracts under paragraph (1) $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010.''.
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