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Union Calendar No. 48 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2372 

[Report No. 116–72] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 25, 2019 

Ms. UNDERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

MAY 17, 2019 

Additional sponsor: Ms. PORTER

MAY 17, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 25, 2019] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Care Quality 

5 Transparency Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF MEMO7 RANDA OF UNDERSTANDING AND MEMO8 RANDA OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNDER 

9 SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND NON-DEPART10 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ENTITIES RE11 LATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MEN12 TAL HEALTH SERVICES. 

13 (a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 270 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

15 of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the effec16 tiveness of all memoranda of understanding and memo17 randa of agreement entered into by the Under Secretary 

18 of Veterans Affairs for Health and a non-Department of 

19 Veterans Affairs entity relating to— 

20 (1) suicide prevention activities and outreach; 

21 and 

22 (2) the provision or coordination of mental 

23 health services during the five-year period preceding 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 (b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment re2 quired by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of— 

3 (1) the size of the catchment area of each such 

4 entity; 

5 (2) the staffing structures of such entities; 

6 (3) any accreditation or licensure any such enti7 ty has obtained in relation to the services the entity 

8 provides; 

9 (4) any variances in the subpopulations of vet10 erans served by such entities; 

11 (5) any limitations any such entity may face in 

12 carrying out its obligations under the memorandum 

13 of understanding or memorandum of agreement; 

14 (6) the extent to which the Under Secretary pro15 vides oversight and tracks outcomes of such entities; 

16 (7) any variations in the structure or require17 ments of the memoranda of understanding and memo18 randa of agreement; 

19 (8) a breakdown of the percentage of such entities 

20 that serve— 

21 (A) women veterans; 

22 (B) minority veterans; 

23 (C) veterans who are over the age of 55; 

24 (D) veterans between the ages of 18 and 34; 


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1 (E) veterans who reside in United States 

2 insular areas; and 

3 (F) veterans’ families; and 

4 (9) any measures taken to ensure the secure ex5 change of data and information between such entities 

6 and the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

7 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 

8 after the completion of the assessment under subsection (a), 

9 the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on 

10 Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representa11 tives a report on the results of the assessment. 


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Union Calendar No. 48 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2372 

[Report No. 116–72] 

A BILL 

To direct the Comptroller General of the United 

services. relating to suicide prevention and mental health and non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities agreement between Under Secretary of Health randa of understanding and memoranda of States to conduct an assessment of all memoMAY 17, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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