Sec. 503. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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## SEC. 503 COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ###

(a)In General Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 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 Representatives a report on the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs. ###

(b)Elements The report required by subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)An assessment of the adequacy and types of treatment, counseling, and other services provided at Vet Centers, including recommendations on whether and how such treatment, counseling, and other services can be expanded. ####

(2)An assessment of the efficacy of outreach efforts by the Readjustment Counseling Service, including recommendations for how outreach efforts can be improved. ####

(3)An assessment of barriers to care at Vet Centers, including recommendations for overcoming those barriers. ####

(4)An assessment of the efficacy and frequency of the use of telehealth by counselors of the Readjustment Counseling Service to provide mental health services, including recommendations for how the use of telehealth can be improved. ####

(5)An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of expanding eligibility for services from the Readjustment Counseling Service, including— #####

(A)recommendations on what eligibility criteria could be expanded; and #####

(B)an assessment of potential costs and increased infrastructure requirements if eligibility is expanded. ####

(6)An assessment of the use of Vet Centers by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who were never activated and recommendations on how to better reach those members. ####

(7)An assessment of the use of Vet Centers by eligible family members of former members of the Armed Forces and recommendations on how to better reach those family members. ####

(8)An assessment of the efficacy of group therapy and the level of training of providers at Vet Centers in administering group therapy. ####

(9)An assessment of the efficiency and effectiveness of the task organization structure of Vet Centers. ####

(10)An assessment of the use of Vet Centers by Native American veterans, as defined in section 3765 of title 38, United States Code, and recommendations on how to better reach those veterans. ###

(c)Vet Center Defined In this section, the term “Vet Center” has the meaning given that term in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code.