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LegalText 38 U.S.C. § 1720H Mental health treatment for veterans and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who served in classified missions us united_states_code code_section 38 VETERANS BENEFITS 17 HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE 1720H 38 U.S.C. § 1720H current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip /us/usc/t38/s1720H data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml facd1bae79d38fb92100493cff6f921f13ce63136e6925ed9021bbf955ef864b 372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66 55f65b675c41d96c8e399777884c0205a9dfcaaa8c119353304325abc1136d5d 2026-07-04 official
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38 U.S.C. § 1720H - Mental health treatment for veterans and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who served in classified missions

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(a) Establishment of Standards.— (1) The Secretary shall establish standards and procedures to ensure that each eligible individual may access mental health care furnished by the Secretary in a manner that fully accommodates the obligation of the individual to not improperly disclose classified information.

(2) In establishing standards and procedures under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to ensure that such standards and procedures are consistent with the policies on classified information of the Department of Defense.

(3) The Secretary shall disseminate guidance to employees of the Veterans Health Administration, including mental health professionals, on the standards and procedures established under paragraph (1) and how to best engage eligible individuals during the course of mental health treatment with respect to classified information.

(b) Identification.— In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that an individual may elect to identify as an eligible individual on an appropriate form.

(c) Definitions.— In this section:

(1) The term “classified information” means any information or material that has been determined by an official of the United States pursuant to law to require protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security.

(2) The term “eligible individual” means a veteran or a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who—

(A) is eligible to receive health care furnished by the Department under this title;

(B) is seeking mental health treatment; and

(C) in the course of serving in the Armed Forces, participated in a sensitive mission or served in a sensitive unit.

(3) The term “sensitive mission” means a mission of the Armed Forces that, at the time at which an eligible individual seeks treatment, is classified.

(4) The term “sensitive unit” has the meaning given that term in section 130b(c)(4) of title 10.

(Added Pub. L. 114315, title VI, § 605(b), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1571; amended Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title VII, § 764(b)(1), (2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3727.)

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Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116283, § 764(b)(2)(A), inserted “and members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces” after “veterans” in section catchline. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116283, § 764(b)(1)(A)(i), substituted “eligible individual” for “eligible veteran” and “the individual” for “the veteran”. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116283, § 764(b)(1)(A)(ii), substituted “eligible individuals” for “eligible veterans”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116283, § 764(b)(1)(B), substituted “an individual” for “a veteran” and “eligible individual” for “eligible veteran”. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 116283, § 764(b)(1)(C)(i), substituted “The term eligible individual means a veteran or a member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces” for “The term eligible veteran means a veteran” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 116283, § 764(b)(1)(C)(ii), substituted “eligible individual” for “eligible veteran”.