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12 2 STA T .4 11 0PUBLIC LA W 110 –387—O CT. 10 , 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–387 110 thCongres s A n Act Toimpr o veth e tre a tme n tan ds ervi c es provided by the D epartment o fV eterans A ffairs to veterans w ith post - tra u matic stress disorder and substance use disorders , and for other purposes .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E

T AB LEO F CONTENTS. (a)SHORTTI T LE.— T hisActm a ybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ V ete r a n s ’M enta lH ealth and O ther C are I m p r ov ements Act o f20 0 8 ’’. (b) T AB LEO F CO N TENT S .—The table of contents for this Act is as follo w s

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table of contents. Sec. 2 . R eferences to title 38 , U nited States C ode. T I T LE I — SU B STA N CE USE DIS O RDERS AND M ENTAL H EALTH CARE Sec. 1 0 1. Tribute to J ustin Bailey. Sec. 102. F indin g s on substance use disorders and mental health. Sec. 103. E x pansion of substance use disorder treatment services provided by De- partment of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 10 4 . Care for veterans with mental health and substance use disorders. Sec. 10 5 . P ilot program for Internet-based substance use disorder treatment for veterans of Operation Ira q i Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Sec. 10 6 . Report on residential mental health care facilities of the Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 10 7 . Pilot program on peer outreach and support for veterans and use of com- munity mental health centers and Indian Health Service facilities. TITLE II—MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH Sec. 201. Research program on comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder and sub- stance use disorders. Sec. 202. Extension of authori z ation for Special Committee on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. TITLE III—ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES OF VETERANS Sec. 301. Clarification of authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide men- tal health services to families of veterans. Sec. 302. Pilot program on provision of read j ustment and transition assistance to veterans and their families in cooperation with Vet Centers. TITLE IV—HEALTH CARE MATTERS Sec. 401. Veterans beneficiary travel program. Sec. 402. Mandatory reimbursement of veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities until transfer to Depart- ment facilities. Sec. 403. Pilot program of enhanced contract care authority for health care needs of veterans in highly rural areas. Sec. 404. Epilepsy centers of excellence. Sec. 405. Establishment of qualifications for peer specialist appointees. Sec. 406. Establishment of consolidated patient accounting centers. Sec. 407. Repeal of limitation on authority to conduct widespread HIV testing pro- gram. 38USC10 1 note.V ete ra n s’M enta lH ealt h an dO ther Care Imp ro v ements Ac to f2 008. Oct. 10 , 2008 [ S. 21 6 2 ]