Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Summary
The bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to launch a pilot program that delivers mental‑health services—via telehealth or mobile units—to veterans in prisons, prioritizing PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and military sexual trauma. It also requires the Federal Bureau of Prisons to establish dedicated veteran housing units where feasible, and to provide veteran‑focused programs where housing units are not possible. Additionally, it restores veterans' compensation benefits automatically upon release and calls for a data‑collection survey on incarcerated veterans.
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