I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5059 
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to provide for the conduct of annual evaluations of mental health care 
and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, to review the terms or characteriza-
tion of the discharge or separation of certain individuals from the Armed 
Forces, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists 
who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2014 
Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. BAR-
BER, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. HASTINGS 
of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
MURPHY of Florida, Mr. STIVERS, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Mr. DAINES, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. ROONEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of annual 
evaluations of mental health care and suicide prevention 
programs of the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs, to review the terms or charac-
terization of the discharge or separation of certain indi-
viduals from the Armed Forces, to require a pilot pro-
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gram on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to 
serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Clay Hunt Suicide Pre-
vention for American Veterans Act’’ or the ‘‘Clay Hunt 
SAV Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUI-
CIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS OF DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) EVALUATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year, the Secretary concerned shall pro-
vide for the conduct of an evaluation of the mental 
health care and suicide prevention programs carried 
out under the laws administered by such Secretary. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) use metrics that are common among 
and useful for practitioners in the field of men-
tal health care and suicide prevention; 
(B) identify the most effective mental 
health care and suicide prevention programs 
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conducted by the Secretary concerned, including 
such programs conducted at a Center of Excel-
lence; 
(C) identify the cost-effectiveness of each 
programs identified under subparagraph (B); 
and 
(D) propose best practices for caring for 
individuals who suffer from mental health dis-
orders or are at risk of suicide. 
(3) THIRD PARTY.—Each evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall be conducted by an inde-
pendent third party unaffiliated with the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and the Department of De-
fense. Such third party shall submit to the Secretary 
concerned each such evaluation as appropriate. 
(4) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary concerned 
shall annually submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a re-
port that contains the most recent evaluation sub-
mitted to the Secretary under paragraph (3). 
(b) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
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(1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with re-
spect to matters concerning the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs; and 
(2) the Secretary of Defense with respect to 
matters concerning the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 3. REVIEW OF CHARACTERIZATION OR TERMS OF DIS-
CHARGE FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF INDI-
VIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS 
ALLEGED TO AFFECT TERMS OF DISCHARGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1553(d) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) In addition to the requirements of paragraph 
(1) and (2), in the case of a former member described 
in subparagraph (B), the Board shall— 
‘‘(i) review medical evidence of the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs or a civilian health care provider 
that is presented by the former member; and 
‘‘(ii) review the case with a presumption of ad-
ministrative irregularity and place the burden on the 
Secretary concerned to prove, by a preponderance of 
the evidence, that no error or injustice occurred. 
‘‘(B) A former member described in this subpara-
graph is a former member described in paragraph (1) or 
a former member whose application for relief is based in 
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whole or in part on matters relating to post-traumatic 
stress disorder or traumatic brain injury as supporting ra-
tionale or as justification for priority consideration whose 
post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury 
is related to combat or military sexual trauma, as deter-
mined by the Secretary concerned.’’. 
SEC. 4. PUBLICATION OF INTERNET WEBSITE TO PROVIDE 
INFORMATION REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH 
CARE SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall publish an Internet website that serves as a central-
ized source to provide veterans with information regarding 
all of the mental health care services provided by the Sec-
retary. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Internet website published 
under subsection (a) shall provide to veterans information 
regarding all of the mental health care services available 
in the Veteran Integrated Service Network that the vet-
eran is seeking such services, including, with respect to 
each medical center and community-based outpatient cen-
ter in the Veterans Integrated Service Network— 
(1) the name and contact information of each 
social work office; 
(2) the name and contact information of each 
mental health clinic; 
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