,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjai,ms4 ,und]wood introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to develop a tra9+ session & a c\nsel+  
session 9 suicide prev5tion & le?al     
means tailor$ to vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces aft] ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs tra9+ & c\nsel+ 9     
suicide prev5tion & le?al means  7a7    
,tra9+ session ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
develop a suicide prev5tion & le?al     
means tra9+ session tailor$ to vet]ans  
:o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces any "t aft]     
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja4 ,su* tra9+ %all-- 
7#a7 be provid$ to all prim>y c>e       
practition]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs1 & to o!r ,dep>tm5t employees1 
z direct$ by ! ,secret>y1 by n lat] ?an 

#bgj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act & at lea/ once e five ye>s        
!reaft]2  7#b7 be integrat$ into ! :ole 
heal? initiative ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#c7 
be updat$ at lea/ once e two ye>s4  7b7 
,c\nsel+ session  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #cfj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all develop a   
suicide prev5tion & le?al means c\nsel+ 
session tailor$ to vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 !  
,arm$ ,=ces any "t aft] ,septemb] #aa1  
#bjja4 ,su* c\nsel+ %all--  7,a7 be     
provid$ by prim>y c>e practition]s ( !  
,dep>tm5t to-- 7i7 all vet]ans enroll$ 9
 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em "u section    
#agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
:o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces aft] ,septemb]  
#aa1 #bjja2 &  7ii7 o!r vet]ans1 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7,b7 be provid$
 dur+ ! vet]ans' fir/ prim>y c>e        
appo9tm5t foll[+ developm5t ( ! c\nsel+ 
session & subsequ5tly z cl9ically       
appropriate2 &  7,c7 be integrat$ into !
 :ole heal? initiative ( ! ,dep>tm5t4   
7#b7 ,le?al means c\nsel+ ,9 ?is        

subsection1 ! t]m le?al means c\nsel+   
means c\nsel+ design$ to--  7,a7 assess 
:e!r a p]son at risk = suicide has      
access to le?al means2 &  7,b7 "w ) su* 
p]son & ! family & support sy/em ( su*  
p]son to limit ! access ( ! p]son to    
le?al means until ! p]son is no long] at
 elevat$ risk ( suicide4  7c7           
,consultation ,9 develop+ ! tra9+ &     
c\nsel+ sessions requir$ by ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y %all consult ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! ,national 
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 public & private   
in/itutions ( high] education1          
educators1 exp]ts 9 suicide assessm5t1  
treatm5t1 & managem5t1 & affect$        
pr(essional associations4