[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6439 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6439

 To amend title 38, United States Code to expand the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide counseling for family members 
         of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2008

     Mr. Hare (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Michaud, Mrs. Davis of 
  California, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Berkley, Ms. 
  Corrine Brown of Florida, and Mr. Hall of New York) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code to expand the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide counseling for family members 
         of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health for Heroes' Families 
Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              PROVIDE COUNSELING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF VETERANS 
              RECEIVING NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED TREATMENT.

    Section 1782(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``if--'' and all that follows and inserting a period.
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