VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act

Summary

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer at least one mental health consultation each year to any veteran who receives disability compensation for a service‑connected mental health condition, and to conduct outreach about the consultations and other VA mental health services. Directs the Government Accountability Office to report to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees within two years on how many veterans received consultations and what barriers they reported to accessing them.

• VA must offer at least one yearly mental health consultation to veterans compensated for a service‑connected mental health disability.
• VA must conduct outreach to inform eligible veterans about the consultations and other VA mental health services.
• GAO must report to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees within two years on counts of consultations/outreach and barriers to access.
• The law permits VA to require reevaluation of compensation entitlement where appropriate.
• No specific new funding is authorized in the text; implementation likely relies on VA’s existing resources unless Congress provides funding.
• Statutory cross‑references are updated and the affected U.S. Code section is redesignated.
• The requirement focuses on increasing contact and visibility of mental health services for compensated veterans.