,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cigb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,kildee 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1
 & ,mr4 ,m\lton7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to m      
effectively provide m5tal heal? res\rces
 = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans at  
high risk ( suicide1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,honor+ our ,return+ ,vet]ans &       
,s]vice ,memb]s ,act ( #bjae4  #b4      
,m5tal heal? res\rces = memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces & vet]ans  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,!      
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all m effectively    
provide m5tal heal? res\rces = memb]s ( 

! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans by jo9tly       
develop+ a me?odology t id5tifies :i*   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans are at 
high risk ( suicide4  7b7 ,m5tal ,heal? 
,res\rces  7#a7 ,high ,risk ,memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all 
use ! results "u subsection 7c7 to--    
7,a7 id5tify :i* units h a              
disproportionately high rate ( suicide &
 suicide attempts2 &  7,b7 provide      
additional prev5tative & treatm5t       
res\rces = m5tal heal? = memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces :o 7 deploy$ ) ! units      
id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7     
,high ,risk ,vet]ans ,! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all use ! results "u 
subsection 7c7 to-- 7,a7 id5tify :i*    
units h a disproportionately high rate (
 suicide & suicide attempts2 &  7,b7    
provide additional prev5tative &        
treatm5t res\rces = m5tal heal? =       
vet]ans :o 7 deploy$ ) ! units id5tifi$ 
"u subp>agraph 7,a74  7#c7 ,prev5tative 
,m5tal ,heal? ,c>e ,! ,secret>y (       
,def5se %all use ! results "u subsection

 7c7 to-- 7,a7 id5tify ! circum/ances ( 
deploym5ts associat$ ) increas$         
vuln]ability to suicide1 includ+ ! l5g? 
( deploym5t1 ! region & area (          
deploym5t1 & ! nature & ext5t to :i* !re
 0 contact ) enemy =ces2 &  7,b7 provide
 additional prev5tative m5tal heal? c>e 
to units :o curr5tly are1 or w be1      
deploy$ "u circum/ances simil> to ^? (  
subp>agraph 7,a74  7c7 ,me?odology ,n   
lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all jo9tly develop a          
me?odology to assess ! foll[+3  7#a7    
,rate ( suicide & suicide attempts (    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,! ,secret>y (   
,def5se %all assess ! rate ( suicide &  
suicide attempts ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces ( units t h be5 deploy$ 9 support 
( a cont+5cy op]ation aft] ,septemb]    
#aa1 #bjja4  7#b7 ,rate ( suicide &     
suicide attempts ( vet]ans ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all assess ! rate (
 suicide & suicide attempts ( vet]ans ( 

units t h be5 deploy$ 9 support ( a     
cont+5cy op]ation aft] ,septemb] #aa1   
#bjja4  7d7 ,reports ,on an annual      
basis1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
jo9tly submit to ! ,committee on ,arm$  
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ! 
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate1
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee 
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a      
report on ! activities c>ri$ out "u ?is 
section & ! effectiv5ess ( su*          
activities4  7e7 ,re/riction on ,use (  
,in=mation ,in=mation disclos$ or obta9$
 pursuant to ! provisions ( ?is section 
may be us$ by (fic]s1 employees1 &      
contractors ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs only = !  
purposes (1 & to ! ext5t necess>y 91    
c>ry+ out ?is section4