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handle is hein.congrec/cbo3890 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 28, 2017 H.R. 918 Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 19, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 918 would change the fees charged to veterans who obtain loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). CBO estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct spending by $688 million over the 2026-2027 period. Because enacting the bill would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues. The bill also would require VA to provide an initial mental health assessment and subsequent mental health care to certain former service members who are currently not eligible for such care. CBO estimates that implementing that provision would cost $15 million over the 2017-2022 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 918 would not increase net direct spending or on- budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2028. H.R. 918 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The estimated budgetary effects of H.R. 918 are shown in the following table. The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 700 (veterans benefits and services).

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