1. Assistance for child care for certain veterans receiving health care (a) In general Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1730B. Assistance for child care (a) Authority Beginning January 1, 2018, subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide assistance to qualified veterans described in subsection (c) to obtain child care so that such veterans can receive health care services described in subsection (c). (b) Limitation on period of payments The Secretary may only provide assistance under subsection (a) to a qualified veteran for receipt of child care during the period that the qualified veteran— (1) receives the types of health care services described in subsection (c) at a facility of the Department; and (2) requires travel to and return from such facility for the receipt of such health care services. (c) Qualified veterans For purposes of this section, a qualified veteran is a veteran who is— (1) the primary caretaker of a child; and (2) (A) receiving from the Department— (i) regular mental health care services; (ii) intensive mental health care services; or (iii) such other intensive health care services that the Secretary determines that provision of assistance to the veteran to obtain child care would improve access to such health care services by the veteran