,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aa1      
#bjai,ms4 ,underwood introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to develop a training
 session and a counseling session in    
suicide prevention and lethal means     
tailored to veterans who served in the  
,armed ,forces after ,september #aa1    
#bjja1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
training and counseling in suicide      
prevention and lethal means  7a7        
,training session ,not later than #ahj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall develop a suicide        
prevention and lethal means training    
session tailored to veterans who served 
in the ,armed ,forces any time after    
,september #aa1 #bjja4 ,such training   
shall--  7#a7 be provided to all primary

 care practitioners of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and to other     
,department employees1 as directed by   
the ,secretary1 by not later than #bgj  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act and at least once every five  
years thereafter2  7#b7 be integrated   
into the whole health initiative of the 
,department2 and  7#c7 be updated at    
least once every two years4  7b7        
,counseling session  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #cfj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall develop a suicide      
prevention and lethal means counseling  
session tailored to veterans who served 
in the ,armed ,forces any time after    
,september #aa1 #bjja4 ,such counseling 
shall--  7,a7 be provided by primary    
care practitioners of the ,department   
to-- 7i7 all veterans enrolled in the   
patient enrollment system under section 
#agje of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 who served in the ,armed ,forces 
after ,september #aa1 #bjja2 and  7ii7  

other veterans1 as determined by the    
,secretary2  7,b7 be provided during the
 veterans' first primary care           
appointment following development of the
 counseling session and subsequently as 
clinically appropriate2 and  7,c7 be    
integrated into the whole health        
initiative of the ,department4  7#b7    
,lethal means counseling ,in this       
subsection1 the term lethal means       
counseling means counseling designed    
to--  7,a7 assess whether a person at   
risk for suicide has access to lethal   
means2 and  7,b7 work with such person  
and the family and support system of    
such person to limit the access of the  
person to lethal means until the person 
is no longer at elevated risk of        
suicide4  7c7 ,consultation ,in         
developing the training and counseling  
sessions required by this section1 the  
,secretary shall consult with the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 the ,national ,institutes of 
,health1 public and private institutions

 of higher education1 educators1 experts
 in suicide assessment1 treatment1 and  
management1 and affected professional   
associations4