; and (2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 303. Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) General requirements (1) Deadline The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall fulfill each requirement under this section by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless otherwise specified. (2) Guidance The Secretary shall update the guidance of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the operation of the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (in this section referred to as the Program ) to reflect each of the requirements under subsections (b) through (h). (b) Referral and admission (1) Referral (A) Standardized process The Secretary shall establish a standardized consultation requirement or other process for referrals to the Program. (B) Timeliness standards The Secretary shall specify timeliness standards for responding to referrals and completing screenings for the Program, including for when priority admission is requested, from— (i) providers of the Department; (ii) non-Department providers; and (iii) veteran patients (self-referrals). (2) Screening of priority veterans (A) In general For any veteran who meets priority admission standards under the Program during a screening for the Program, the Secretary shall admit the veteran not later than 72 hours after the time at which the veteran was screened. (B) Other admission options With respect to a veteran specified in subparagraph (A), if there are no available bed spaces for admission under the Program at the facility of the Department or within the Veterans Integrated Service Network nearest to the residence of the veteran within the 72-hour period specified in such subparagraph, the Secretary shall offer the veteran a choice of care— (i) at another facility of the Department anywhere in the United States that can admit the veteran within such period