[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5398 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5398

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for additional 
 qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and 
family therapist positions in the Veterans Health Administration of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2014

  Mr. Peters of California (for himself, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Takano) 
 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 provide for additional 
 qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and 
family therapist positions in the Veterans Health Administration of the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage and Family Therapists for 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY 
              THERAPISTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7402(b)(10) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``that is regionally accredited 
                or'' before ``approved''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
                semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) have passed--
                            ``(i) the Association of Marital and Family 
                        Therapy regulatory board examination in marital 
                        and family therapy; or
                            ``(ii) an examination for a marriage and 
                        family therapy license given by a State board 
                        of behavioral sciences or its equivalent.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to the appointment of an individual to a marriage and family 
therapist position on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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