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thority 
necessary 
to 
implement 
the 
rec-
ommendations, as determined by the Secretary. 
(C) CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF 
LABOR.—In carrying out this paragraph, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult with 
the Secretary of Labor. 
(2) FEEDBACK
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
ON 
CAREGIVER SUPPORT.— 
(A) 
FEEDBACK
AND
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
solicit from the entities described in subpara-
graph (B) feedback and recommendations re-
garding opportunities for the Secretary to en-
hance home- and community-based services for 
veterans and the caregivers of veterans, includ-
ing through the potential provision by the entity 
of care and respite services to veterans and 
caregivers who may not be eligible for any pro-
gram under section 1720G of title 38, United 
States Code, or section 1720L of such title (as 
added by section 124), but have a need for as-
sistance. 
(B) COVERED ENTITIES.—The entities de-
scribed in this subparagraph are veterans serv-
ice organizations and nonprofit organizations 
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with a focus on caregiver support or long term 
care (as determined by the Secretary). 
(3) 
COLLABORATION
FOR
CERTAIN
VET-
ERANS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall col-
laborate with the Director of the Indian Health 
Service and representatives from tribal health pro-
grams and Urban Indian organizations to ensure the 
availability of home- and community-based services 
for— 
(A) Native American veterans, including 
Native American veterans receiving health care 
and medical services under multiple health care 
systems; and 
(B) Native Hawaiian veterans, including 
Native Hawaiian veterans receiving health care 
and medical services under the Native Hawaiian 
health care system. 
SEC. 131. GAO REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR 
CAREGIVERS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
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resentatives a report on the provision of mental health 
support to caregivers of veterans. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the need for mental 
health support among caregivers participating in the 
caregiver programs. 
(2) An assessment of options for mental health 
support in facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and in the community for caregivers partici-
pating in the caregiver programs. 
(3) An assessment of the availability and acces-
sibility of mental health support in facilities of the 
Department and in the community for caregivers 
participating in the caregiver programs. 
(4) An assessment of the awareness among 
caregivers of the availability of mental health sup-
port in facilities of the Department and in the com-
munity for caregivers participating in the caregiver 
programs. 
(5) An assessment of barriers to mental health 
support in facilities of the Department and in the 
community for caregivers participating in the care-
giver programs. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘caregiver’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1720G of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘caregiver programs’’ means— 
(A) the program of comprehensive assist-
ance for family caregivers under subsection (a) 
of section 1720G of title 38, United States 
Code; and 
(B) the program of support services for 
caregivers under subsection (b) of such section. 
SEC. 132. DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR 
PROGRAM INFORMATION. 
(a) CENTRALIZED WEBSITE.—The Secretary shall 
develop and maintain a centralized and publically acces-
sible internet website of the Department as a clearing-
house for information and resources relating to covered 
programs. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The website under subsection (a) 
shall contain the following: 
(1) A description of each covered program. 
(2) An informational assessment tool that— 
(A) explains the administrative eligibility, 
if applicable, of a veteran, or a caregiver of a 
veteran, for any covered program; and 
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(B) provides information, as a result of 
such explanation, on any covered program for 
which the veteran or caregiver (as the case may 
be) may be eligible. 
(3) A list of required procedures for the direc-
tors of the medical facilities of the Department to 
follow in determining the eligibility and suitability of 
veterans for participation in a covered program, in-
cluding procedures applicable to instances in which 
the resource constraints of a facility (or of a commu-
nity in which a facility is located) may result in the 
inability to address the health needs of a veteran 
under a covered program in a timely manner. 
(c) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall ensure the 
website under subsection (a) is updated on a periodic 
basis. 
SEC. 133. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) The terms ‘‘caregiver’’ and ‘‘family care-
giver’’ have the meanings given those terms under 
section 1720L(h) of title 38, United States Code (as 
added by section 123). 
(2) The term ‘‘covered program’’— 
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(A) means any program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for home- and community- 
based services; and 
(B) includes the programs specified in sec-
tion 1720L of title 38, United States Code (as 
added by section 123). 
(3) The term ‘‘home- and community-based 
services’’— 
(A) means the services referred to in sec-
tion 1701(6)(E) of title 38, United States Code; 
and 
(B) includes services furnished under a 
program specified in section 1720L of such title 
(as added by section 123). 
(4) The terms ‘‘Home-Based Primary Care pro-
gram’’, ‘‘Homemaker and Home Health Aide pro-
gram’’, and ‘‘Veteran-Directed Care program’’ mean 
the programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
specified in subsection (d), (c), and (b) of such sec-
tion 1720L, respectively. 
(5) The terms ‘‘home health aide’’, ‘‘Native 
American’’, ‘‘Native American veteran’’, ‘‘tribal 
health programs’’, and ‘‘Urban Indian organiza-
tions’’ have the meanings given those terms in sub-
section (h) of such section 1720L. 
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