H.R. 10160 — Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2026

This section requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, within one year of enactment, each State has at least the greater of one covered Vet Center or the number operating in the State on January 1, 2020 (for non-contiguous States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and territories) or the greater of one per 30,000 square miles or one per 55,000 veterans (for contiguous States). It authorizes the Secretary to establish additional centers or outstations at state, local, or tribal facilities to meet these thresholds.