,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #h1 #bjai,mr4
 ,watk9s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to /aff   
ea* m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs ) at lea/ "o suicide prev5tion
 coord9ator1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,suicide ,prev5tion ,s]vices ,act4 
#b4 ,suicide prev5tion coord9ators at   
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t ea*     
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs is /aff$ ) n few] ?an "o       
full-"t employee ^: prim>y job          
responsibility is s]v+ z a suicide      
prev5tion coord9ator4  7b7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,m5tal heal? cl9ician 
,! t]m m5tal heal? cl9ician means a     
psy*ologi/1 social work]1 m>riage &     
family !rapi/1 or lic5s$ pr(essional    

m5tal heal? c\nselor hir$ "u section    
#gdja7c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 or a nurse hir$ "u section       
#gdja7a7 ( su* title4  7#b7 ,suicide    
prev5tion coord9ator ,! t]m suicide     
prev5tion coord9ator means a m5tal heal?
 cl9ician :o is responsible =-- 7,a7    
coord9at+ local suicide prev5tion       
/rategies & activities1 includ+ ^?      
support+ ! id5tification ( vet]ans at a 
high risk ( suicide2  7,b7 coord9ation (
 enhanc$ c>e = vet]ans id5tifi$ z be+ at
 a high risk ( suicide2 &  7,c7 suicide 
prev5tion education & outrea* to        
/akehold]s1 includ+ heal? c>e provid]s1 
vet]ans1 c>egiv]s1 families1 & memb]s ( 
! community4