,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4   
,kildee 7= himself & ,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 to m effectively provide m5tal  
heal? res\rces = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
at high risk ( suicide1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,m5tal heal? res\rces =  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces at high risk (   
suicide  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,def5se %all develop a me?odology t     
id5tifies :i* memb]s & units ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces 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     
,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 #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se %all develop a me?odology to    
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  7d7 ,outrea* = high-,risk       
vet]ans ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 %all use ! results "u subsection 7c7 to
 provide outrea* reg>d+ ! available     
prev5tative & treatm5t res\rces = m5tal 
heal? = vet]ans :o--  7#a7 7 deploy$ ) !
 units id5tifi$ "u ?is subsection2 &    
7#b7 are enroll$ 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7e7    
,reports ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjah1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
 & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices & ! ,committee on    
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report  
on ! activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section
 & ! effectiv5ess ( su* activities4  7f7
 ,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   
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