,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ec  #aafth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bcdj
  ,report ,no4 #aaf-gg  ,,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  ,may #bj1 #bjai    
,additional sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,lee of     
,nevada1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mrs4       
,craig1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4         
,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,porter1   
,mr4 ,taylor1 and ,mr4 ,kildee  ,may    
#bj1 #bjai ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,april   
#ah1 #bjai  ,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 ,senators and  
member of ,congress representing the    
district in which the facility is       

located and the ,senators and member of 
,congress representing the district in  
which the veteran resides 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    
,subject to subparagraph 7,c71 not later
 than #fj days after such date1 notice  
of the following information 7if        
available7 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 other medical insurance or coverage 

7including ,,tricare1 ,medicare1 and    
,medicaid74  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 ,the
 gender identity of the veteran4  7xi7  
,the sexual orientation of the veteran4 
7xii7 ,the race of the veteran4  7xiii7 
,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,c7 ,in collecting and      
reporting information under subparagraph
 7,b71 the ,secretary shall take all    
steps the ,secretary determines         
necessary to respect the privacy and    
dignity of the veteran and the family of
 the veteran4  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  ,may #bj1 #bjai ,reported 
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed