,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,ms4 
,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico 7for     
herself1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mrs4    
,lee of ,nevada7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to submit to         
,congress a report on the ,,reach ,,vet 
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,,reach ,,vet       
reporting ,act4  #b4 ,report on ,,reach 
,,vet program of ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
,,reach ,,vet program4  7b7 ,elements   
,the report required by subsection 7a7  
shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an   
assessment of the impact of the ,,reach 
,,vet program on rates of suicide among 

veterans4  7#b7 ,an assessment of how   
limits within the ,,reach ,,vet program1
 such as caps on the number of veterans 
who may be flagged as high risk1 are    
adjusted for differing rates of suicide 
across the country4  7#c7 ,a detailed   
explanation1 with evidence1 for why the 
conditions included in the model used by
 the ,,reach ,,vet program were chosen1 
including an explanation as to why      
certain conditions1 such as bipolar     
disorder ,,ii1 were not included even   
though they show a similar rate of risk 
for suicide as other conditions that    
were included4  7#d7 ,an assessment of  
the feasibility of incorporating certain
 economic data held by the ,veterans    
,benefits ,administration into the model
 used by the ,,reach ,,vet program1     
including financial data and employment 
status1 which research indicates may    
have an impact on risk for suicide4  7c7
 ,,reach ,,vet program defined ,in this 
section1 the term ,,reach ,,vet program 
means the ,recovery ,engagement and     

,coordination for ,health--,veterans    
,enhanced ,treatment program of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4