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PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs.

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What This Bill Does

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans.

Eligible entities include (1) a nonprofit organization that has historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local, or tribal veteran service agency, director, or commissioner.

The VA shall establish an advisory committee to create appropriate program standards.

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Timeline

  1. House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  3. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Introduced
  5. Committee

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