1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act . 2. Provision of in-patient psychiatric care for veterans (a) In general Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1720H the following new section: 1720I. Provision of in-patient psychiatric care (a) Requirement To furnish care Except as provided by subsection (b), upon the request of a covered veteran, the Secretary shall furnish, or continue to furnish, to the covered veteran in-patient psychiatric care at the facility of the Department that— (1) is closest to where the veteran resides; and (2) has the capacity and capability to provide such care. (b) Non-Department facilities (1) If the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that a facility of the Department does not have the capability or capacity to furnish in-patient psychiatric care to a covered veteran pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall furnish such care to such veteran at a non-Department facility. (2) For purposes of determining the rates of reimbursement for a non-Department facility that furnishes in-patient psychiatric care pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall treat such non-Department facility as a health care provider being reimbursed pursuant to section 101(d)(2) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ). (c) Covered veteran defined In this section, the term covered veteran means a veteran who is— (1) enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of this title; and (2) entitled to in-patient psychiatric care furnished by the Secretary under this chapter. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720H the following new item: 1720I. Provision of in-patient psychiatric care. .