Post-9/11 Veterans' Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 This bill addresses mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the VA to expand access to mental health care, expand its mental health workforce, and conduct studies and research. Among other requirements, the VA must increase the number of full-time equivalent employees at Vet Centers, expand specified scholarships and loan repayment programs for mental health providers and students, offer mental health consultations to certain veterans, improve the assessment and treatment of veterans with sleep disorders, and perform various studies and research related to mental health issues and care.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Armed Forces and National Security
ColoradoCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterHospital careMedical educationMedical researchMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersNew York StateNursingResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsUtahVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-3293| Senate
| Updated: 12/15/2021
Post-9/11 Veterans' Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 This bill addresses mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the VA to expand access to mental health care, expand its mental health workforce, and conduct studies and research. Among other requirements, the VA must increase the number of full-time equivalent employees at Vet Centers, expand specified scholarships and loan repayment programs for mental health providers and students, offer mental health consultations to certain veterans, improve the assessment and treatment of veterans with sleep disorders, and perform various studies and research related to mental health issues and care.
ColoradoCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisability assistanceDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmployee hiringGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth promotion and preventive careHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterHospital careMedical educationMedical researchMental healthMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsNeurological disordersNew York StateNursingResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentStudent aid and college costsUtahVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation