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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 assess-
ment 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 under-
standing 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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 MEMO-
RANDA OF UNDERSTANDING AND MEMO-
RANDA OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNDER 
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND NON-DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ENTITIES RE-
LATING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MEN-
TAL 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 effec-
tiveness of all memoranda of understanding and memo-
randa 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 five-year period preceding 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment re-
quired 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 enti-
ty has obtained in relation to the services the entity 
provides; 
(4) any variances in the subpopulations of vet-
erans 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 pro-
vides oversight and tracks outcomes of such entities; 
(7) any variations in the structure or require-
ments of the memoranda of understanding and memo-
randa 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; 
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(E) veterans who reside in United States 
insular areas; and 
(F) veterans’ families; and 
(9) any measures taken to ensure the secure ex-
change 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 Representa-
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 
States to conduct an assessment of all memo-
randa 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. 
MAY 17, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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