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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2915
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 2015
Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify
mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are
effective in treating women veterans as part of the evaluation of such
programs by the Secretary.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act.
2.
Specific consideration of women veterans in evaluation of Department of Veterans Affairs mental health care and suicide prevention programs
Section 1709B(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , including specific metrics applicable to women;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking and at the end;
(3) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(F) identify the mental health care and suicide prevention programs conducted by the Secretary that are most effective for women veterans and such programs with the highest satisfaction rates among women veterans.
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