I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2226 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide readjustment counseling 
and related mental health services to veterans through the use of mobile 
centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 8, 2007 
Mr. WELCH of Vermont introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 
to provide readjustment counseling and related mental 
health services to veterans through the use of mobile 
centers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
02:31 May 12, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2226.IH
H2226
ccoleman on PRODPC74 with BILLS
SECTION 1. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DELIVERY OF READJUST-
MENT COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH 
SERVICES TO VETERANS THROUGH MOBILE 
VET CENTERS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1712B 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1712C. Pilot program for delivery of readjustment 
counseling and mental health services 
through mobile Vet Centers 
‘‘(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—To improve access to mental 
health services in rural areas, the Secretary shall carry 
out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall pro-
vide readjustment counseling and related mental health 
services through the use of mobile centers (as that term 
is defined in section 1712A(i)(1)), to be known as ‘mobile 
Vet Centers’. In carrying out the pilot program, the Sec-
retary shall determine the most effective manner in which 
to operate the mobile Vet Centers. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE AND LOCATION.—(1) The Secretary shall 
establish two mobile Vet Centers in each of the following 
five Veterans Integrated Service Networks: 
‘‘(A) Veterans Integrated Service Network 1. 
‘‘(B) Veterans Integrated Service Network 16. 
‘‘(C) Veterans Integrated Service Network 19. 
‘‘(D) Veterans Integrated Service Network 20. 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
02:31 May 12, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2226.IH
H2226
ccoleman on PRODPC74 with BILLS
‘‘(E) Veterans Integrated Service Network 23. 
‘‘(2) Within each Veterans Integrated Service Net-
work under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine 
the area to be serviced by each mobile Vet Center. In mak-
ing that determination, the Secretary shall give priority 
to areas in which limited mental health services are avail-
able. 
‘‘(3) If the Secretary determines that mobile Vet Cen-
ters in addition to such centers required under paragraph 
(1) are warranted, the Secretary may establish additional 
mobile Vet Centers and may establish such centers in Vet-
erans Integrated Service Networks other than the Vet-
erans Integrated Service Networks referred to in that 
paragraph. Upon such a determination by the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives of such 
determination. 
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on the 
date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the pilot program terminates under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
02:31 May 12, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2226.IH
H2226
ccoleman on PRODPC74 with BILLS
a report on the pilot program. Such report shall describe 
how the Secretary established and carried out the pilot 
program and include an evaluation of the Secretary of the 
benefits and disadvantages of providing readjustment 
counseling and related mental health services through the 
use of mobile Vet Centers.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item related to section 1712B the following new 
item: 
‘‘1712C. Pilot program for delivery of readjustment counseling and mental 
health services through mobile Vet Centers.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Aug 31 2005 
02:31 May 12, 2007
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2226.IH
H2226
ccoleman on PRODPC74 with BILLS