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H. Rept. 119-634 1 (2026-05-04)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        2d Session   J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            119-634









                     VA  MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT ACT




                     MAY  4, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the
                                          Union and ordered to be printed




                             Mr. BOST,  from the  Committee  on Veterans'  Affairs,
                                           submitted   the following



                                               REPORT


                                             [To accompany H.R. 3863]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on  Veterans' Affairs, to whom   was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 3863) to amend  title 38, United States Code, to direct the
                     Secretary of Veterans  Affairs to furnish annual  mental  health con-
                     sultations to certain veterans, and  for other purposes,  having con-
                     sidered the  same,  reports favorably  thereon  with  an  amendment
                     and recommends that the bill   as amended   do pass.

                                                   CONTENTS
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                     Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................  3
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  3
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  4
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  5
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  5
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  5
                     Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  5
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................             5
                     New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures .............     5
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  5
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  6
                     Congressional Budget Office  Estimate   ...................................................................  6
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  9
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  9
                     Constitutional Authority  Statem ent  ......................................................................
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  10
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  10
                     Disclosure of Directed  Rulem aking  ........................................................................
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  10
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................            11


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