,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ba1 #bjbj,ms4 
,und]wood 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (    
,cali=nia1 & ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to update ! ,le?al    
,means ,safety & ,suicide ,prev5tion    
tra9+ c\rse ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,le?al  
,means ,safety ,tra9+ ,act4  #b4        
,suicide risk managem5t & prev5tion &   
le?al means tra9+  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7   
,initial update ,n lat] ?an #ahj days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
consultation ) entities describ$ 9      
subsection 7c71 %all update ! ,le?al    
,means ,safety & ,suicide ,prev5tion    
tra9+ c\rse ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs to ensure t x is culturally    
appropriate & uses be/ practices        

id5tifi$ by appropriate subject matt]   
exp]ts4  7#b7 ,subsequ5t updates ,n less
 frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y
 %all update ! tra9+ z appropriate1 tak+
 into consid]ation be/ practices1 &     
publi% a report on ! int]net website ( !
 ,dep>tm5t t includes ! p]c5tage (      
individuals 9 ea* category describ$ 9   
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d7 (          
subsection 7b7 :o complet$ ! tra9+      
ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 dur+ ! ye>    
cov]$ by ! report4  7b7 ,tra9+  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all require ea*     
employee ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to   
take ! mo/ rec5tly updat$ v]sion ( !    
tra9+ c\rse ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7--
 7,a7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date   
su* p]son is initially hir$ by !        
,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7 at lea/ once e ye>   
!reaft]4  7#b7 ,cov]$ employee ,an      
employee describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is any 
( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an employee ( !       
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration or        
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration :o      
regul>ly int]acts ) vet]ans 9 ! c\rse ( 

p]=m+ ! employee's responsibilities4    
7,b7 ,a comp5sation & p5sion exam9]1    
includ+ an employee ( a contractor ( !  
,dep>tm5t :o p]=ms comp5sation & p5sion 
exam9ations4  7,c7 ,an employee ( a     
,vet]ans ,c5t] or vocational            
rehabilitation facility4  7#c7          
,community c>e provid]s ,z a condition (
 furni%+ c>e ?r\gh a non-,dep>tm5t      
provid] "u section #agjc ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y %all   
require any employee ( su* provid] :o   
provides su* c>e to take ! mo/ rec5tly  
updat$ v]sion ( ! tra9+ c\rse ref]r$ to 
9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y fir/
 agrees to furni% any su* c>e ?r\gh su* 
provid]2 &  7,b7 at lea/ once e ye>     
!reaft]4  7#d7 ,family c>egiv]s ,z a    
condition ( provid+ support to a family 
c>egiv] "u section #agbj;,g ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y %all  
require ! c>egiv] to take ! mo/ rec5tly 
updat$ v]sion ( ! tra9+ c\rse ref]r$ to 
9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #ij  

days aft] ! date on :i* ! c>egiv] fir/  
receives support "u su* section2 &  7,b7
 at lea/ once e ye> !reaft]4  7c7       
,entities describ$ ,! entities describ$ 
9 ! subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 
consultation ) ! ,directors ( !         
,national ,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal?1    
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 & o!r           
appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies4  7#b7       
,exp]ts 9 ! assessm5t1 treatm5t1 &      
managem5t ( individuals at risk =       
suicide4  7#c7 ,pr(essional associations
 t ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs      
det]m9es are appropriate4  7#d7 ,f$]al  
fire>ms lic5se deal]s & in/ructors4     
7#e7 ,exp]ts 9 le?al means safety       
c\nsel+ practice & education4  7#f7 ,!  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m5tal    
,illness ,rese>*1 ,education1 & ,cl9ical
 ,c5t]s4  7#g7 ,vet]ans s]vice          
organizations4  7d7 ,public availability
 ,! ,secret>y %all make ! tra9+ c\rse   
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 publicly     

available on an int]net website ( !     
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