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[H.R. 2372 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2372

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
            the third day of January, two thousand and twenty


                                 An Act


 
  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an 
assessment of all memoranda of understanding and memoranda of agreement 
between Under Secretary of Health and non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
   entities relating to suicide prevention and mental health services.

    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 ``Veterans' Care Quality Transparency 
Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING 
AND MEMORANDA OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNDER SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND NON-
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ENTITIES RELATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION 
AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of all memoranda of 
understanding and memoranda of agreement entered into by the Under 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health and a non-Department of 
Veterans Affairs entity relating to--
        (1) suicide prevention activities and outreach; and
        (2) the provision or coordination of mental health services 
    during the 5-year period preceding the date of the enactment of 
    this Act.
    (b) Contents of Assessment.--The assessment required by subsection 
(a) shall include an assessment of--
        (1) the size of the catchment area of each such entity;
        (2) the staffing structures of such entities;
        (3) any accreditation or licensure any such entity has obtained 
    in relation to the services the entity provides;
        (4) any variances in the subpopulations of veterans served by 
    such entities;
        (5) any limitations any such entity may face in carrying out 
    its obligations under the memorandum of understanding or memorandum 
    of agreement;
        (6) the extent to which the Under Secretary provides oversight 
    and tracks outcomes of such entities;
        (7) any variations in the structure or requirements of the 
    memoranda of understanding and memoranda of agreement;
        (8) a breakdown of the percentage of such entities that serve--
            (A) women veterans;
            (B) minority veterans;
            (C) veterans who are over the age of 55;
            (D) veterans between the ages of 18 and 34;
            (E) veterans who reside in United States insular areas; and
            (F) veterans' families; and
        (9) any measures taken to ensure the secure exchange of data 
    and information between such entities and the Department of 
    Veterans Affairs.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after the 
completion of the assessment under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results of the 
assessment.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.