,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,jolly 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,titus1    
,mr4 ,abraham1 & ,ms4 ,gabb>d7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct a review ( 
! dea?s ( c]ta9 vet]ans :o di$ by       
suicide1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an 
,suicide ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs review ( c]ta9     
vet]ans' dea?s by suicide  7a7 ,review  
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
complete a review ( ! dea?s ( all cov]$ 
vet]ans :o di$ by suicide dur+ !        
five-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,su* review %all   
include--  7#a7 ! total numb] ( vet]ans 
:o di$ by suicide dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod 
prec$+ ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  

7#b7 a summ>y ( su* vet]ans t includes !
 age1 g5d]1 & race ( su* vet]ans2  7#c7 
a compreh5sive li/ ( ! m$ications       
prescrib$ to1 & f\nd 9 ! sy/ems (1 su*  
vet]ans at ! "t ( _! dea?s1 specifically
 li/+ any m$ications t c>ri$ a black box
 w>n+1 7 (f-label1 psy*otropic1 or c>ri$
 w>n+s t includ$ suicidal ideation2     
7#d7 a summ>y ( m$ical diagnoses by     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs physicians
 :i* l$ to ! prescrib+ ( ! m$ications   
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#c72  7#e7 ! numb]
 ( in/ances 9 :i* ! vet]an :o di$ by    
suicide 0 concurr5tly on multiple       
m$ications prescrib$ by ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs physicians2  7#f7 !   
p]c5tage ( vet]ans :o di$ by suicide :o 
7 n tak+ any m$ication prescrib$ by a   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs physician2
  7#g7 ! p]c5tage ( vet]ans ref]r$ to 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 ) combat exp]i5ce or      
trauma 7includ+1 b n limit$ to milit>y  
sexual trauma1 traumatic bra9 injury1 & 
po/-traumatic /ress72  7#h7 ,vet]an     
,heal? ,adm9i/ration facilities ) m>k$ly

 high prescription & suicide rates (    
pati5ts be+ treat$ at ^? facilities2    
7#i7 a description ( ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs policies gov]n+ !     
prescrib+ ( m$ications ref]r$ to 9      
p>agraph 7#c72  7#aj7 any patt]ns app>5t
 to ! ,secret>y bas$ on ! review2 &     
7#aa7 recomm5dations = fur!r action t   
w\ld improve ! safety & well-be+ (      
vet]ans4  7b7 ,public availability ,n   
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! completion ( ! 
review requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !     
,secret>y %all--  7#a7 submit to        
,congress a report on ! results ( !     
review2 &  7#b7 make su* report publicly
 available4  7c7 ,cov]$ vet]an ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ vet]an means 
any vet]an :o receiv$ hospital c>e or   
m$ical s]vices furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod 
prec$+ ! dea? ( ! vet]an4  7#b7 ,! t]m  
black box w>n+ means a w>n+ display$ )9 
a box 9 ! prescrib+ in=mation = drugs t 
h special problems1 p>ticul>ly ones t   
may lead to dea? or s]i\s injury4