[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8165 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8165

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for 
    the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, 
   qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health 
                            Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2024

 Ms. Brownley 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 establish qualifications for 
    the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, 
   qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health 
                            Administration.

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

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A 
              PERSON AS A MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST, QUALIFIED TO 
              PROVIDE CLINICAL SUPERVISION, IN THE VETERANS HEALTH 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 7402(b)(10) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
        (i) and (ii), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``To be eligible''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph 
        (B):
    ``(B) To be eligible to be appointed to a marriage and family 
therapist position and qualified to provide clinical supervision, a 
person must--
            ``(i) have the qualifications set forth in subparagraph 
        (A); and
            ``(ii)(I) be authorized to provide clinical supervision in 
        the State described in clause (ii) of such subparagraph; or
            ``(II) be designated as an approved supervisor by the 
        American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.''.
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