,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjai,mr4
 ,rose of ,new ,york introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to provide to        
,congress notice of any suicide or      
attempted suicide of a veteran in a     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
facility1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fostering ,intergovernmental       
,health ,transparency in ,veteran       
,suicides ,act or ,,fight ,veteran      
,suicides ,act4  #b4 ,congressional     
notice of suicides and attempted        
suicides of veterans in ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs facilities ,section  
#agbj;,f of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7l7      
,congressional notice requirements  7#a7
 ,in the case of the suicide or         

attempted suicide of any veteran that   
occurs in1 or on the grounds of1 a      
,department facility1 the ,secretary    
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senator and member of ,congress        
representing the district in which the  
facility is located the following       
notices3  7,a7 ,not later than seven    
days after the date on which the suicide
 or attempted suicide occurs1 notice    
of--  7i7 the suicide or attempted      
suicide2 and  7ii7 the name of the      
facility and location where the suicide 
or attempted suicide occurred4  7,b7    
,not later than #fj days after such     
date1 notice of the following           
information regarding the veteran who   
committed or attempted to commit        
suicide3  7i7 ,the enrollment status of 
the veteran with respect to the patient 
enrollment system of the ,department    
under section #agje of this title4  7ii7
 ,the most recent encounter between the 

veteran and any employee or facility of 
the ,veterans ,health ,administration   
before the suicide or attempted suicide 
occurred4  7iii7 ,whether the veteran   
had private medical insurance4  7iv7    
,the ,armed ,force in which the veteran 
served4  7v7 ,the time period when the  
veteran served in the ,armed ,forces4   
7vi7 ,the age of the veteran4  7vii7    
,the marital status of the veteran4     
7viii7 ,the employment status of the    
veteran4  7ix7 ,the housing status of   
the veteran4  7x7 ,confirmation that the
 ,secretary has provided notice to the  
immediate family members of the veteran 
regarding any ,department support or    
assistance for which such family members
 may be eligible4  7#b7 ,each notice    
submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 or    
7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall include a  
copy of guidance developed by the       
,secretary for purposes of dissemination
 that is designed to--  7,a7 deter the  
sensationalism of suicide2  7,b7 provide
 information regarding warning signs    

that are often exhibited by veterans at 
risk of suicide2 and  7,c7 provide      
notice of the resources the ,department 
offers to veterans who may be at risk of
 suicide1 including the ,veterans       
,crisis ,line and readjustment          
counseling provided through ,vet        
,centers4  4