,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ad1 #bjbj,mr4 
,br9disi 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 & ,mr4  
,banks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve !      
ability ( vet]ans to access suicide     
prev5tion coord9ators ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,access to        
,suicide ,prev5tion ,coord9ators ,act4  
#b4 ,suicide prev5tion coord9ators  7a7 
,/aff+ requirem5t ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all-- 
7#a7 ensure t ea* m$ical c5t] ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs has no    
few] ?an "o full-"t employee ^: prim>y  
job responsibility is s]v+ z a suicide  
prev5tion coord9ator2  7#b7 ensure t all
 ,dep>tm5t m$ical c5t]s report to !     
,(fice ( ,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide       
,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+ _! hir+ 
plans to rea* ! numb] ( recomm5d$       

suicide prev5tion coord9ators bas$ on ! 
curr5t /aff+ model2 &  7#c7 consid] &   
implem5t f9d+s f ! assessm5t ( !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( !
 responsibilities1 workload1 & vacancy  
rates = suicide prev5tion coord9ators1 z
 requir$ "u section #b ( ! ,support =   
,suicide ,prev5tion ,coord9ators ,act   
7,public ,law #aaf-if74  7b7 ,/udy on   
reorganization  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]   
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) 
! ,(fice ( ,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide     
,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 %all comm5ce !
 conduct ( a /udy to det]m9e !          
feasibility & advisability (-- 7,a7 !   
realignm5t & reorganization ( suicide   
prev5tion coord9ators )9 ! ,(fice (     
,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide ,prev5tion2 &  
7,b7 ! creation ( a suicide prev5tion   
coord9ator program (fice4  7#b7 ,program
 (fice realignm5t ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all assess !
 feasibility ( advisability (1 )9 !     
suicide prev5tion coord9ator program    

(fice describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71    
align+ suicide prev5tion coord9ators &  
case manag]s )9 ! organizational        
/ructure & *>t ( ! ,suicide ,prev5tion  
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ) ! ,director ( 
! ,suicide ,prev5tion program hav+      
ultimate sup]visory ov]sight &          
responsibility ov] ! suicide prev5tion  
coord9ator program (fice4  7c7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! completion (
 ! /udy "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y  
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on su* /udy1   
includ+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an assessm5t ( !
 feasibility & advisability ( creat+ a  
suicide prev5tion coord9ator program    
(fice to ov]see & monitor suicide       
prev5tion coord9ators & suicide         
prev5tion case manag]s across all m$ical
 c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,a review ( 
curr5t /aff+ ratios = suicide prev5tion 
coord9ators & suicide prev5tion case    
manag]s 9 comp>ison ) curr5t /aff+      

ratios = m5tal heal? provid]s )9 ea*    
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 ,a     
description ( ! duties &                
responsibilities = suicide prev5tion    
coord9ators across ! ,dep>tm5t to bett] 
def9e1 del9eate1 & /&>dize              
qualifications1 p]=mance goals1 p]=mance
 duties1 & p]=mance outcomes = suicide  
prev5tion coord9ators & suicide         
prev5tion case manag]s4