,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gbe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ae1     
#bjad ,ms4 ,esty submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs1 for a period to be           
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,commending the           
,departments of ,defense and ,veterans  
,affairs for their joint campaign to    
raise awareness during ,september1      
,suicide ,prevention ,month1 to reduce  
suicide among members of the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces and veterans4    
,whereas suicide is a leading noncombat 
cause of death among members of the     
,united ,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas
 on average1 #bb veterans are lost to   
suicide in the ,united ,states each day2
 ,whereas more than #ch1jjj people in   

the ,united ,states take their lives    
each year1 #bj percent of whom are      
veterans2 ,whereas the ,joshua ,omvig   
,suicide ,prevention ,act 7,public ,law 
#aaj-aaj2 #aba ,stat4 #ajca7 was enacted
 in #bjjg to establish a comprehensive  
program for suicide prevention among    
veterans2 ,whereas the ,veterans ,crisis
 ,line1 which was established under the 
,joshua ,omvig ,suicide ,prevention     
,act1 has received more than #hij1jjj   
telephone calls and facilitated more    
than #cj1jjj life-saving rescues2       
,whereas many suicides are preventable1 
and #ij percent of individuals who die  
by suicide have a diagnosable           
psychiatric disorder at the time of     
death2 ,whereas ,september is ,national 
,suicide ,prevention ,awareness ,month2 
and ,whereas in ,september #bjad1 the   
,department of ,defense and the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
launched the joint public awareness     
campaign ,the ,power of #a to draw      
attention to the mental health services 

and suicide prevention programs         
available to members of the ,united     
,states ,armed ,forces and veterans1    
focusing on everyday actions that can   
save lives3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 commends the ,department of        
,defense and the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs for raising awareness
 during ,suicide ,prevention ,month of  
the life-saving resources available to  
those who have served1 or are currently 
serving1 in uniform2 and  7#b7 supports 
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,suicide ,prevention ,awareness ,month1 
,the ,power of #a campaign1 and efforts 
to improve outreach to individuals at   
risk for suicide1 especially those      
addressed to veterans and members of the
 ,united ,states ,armed ,forces4