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,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #d1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,mc,adams 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,cisn]os1 & ,mr4 ,tipton7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct a /udy on !
 connection betwe5 liv+ at high altitude
 & suicide risk factors among vet]ans4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,high ,altitude & ,suicide       
,rese>* ,act4  #b4 ,/udy on connection  
betwe5 liv+ at high altitude & suicide  
risk factors among vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 consultation )     
,rural ,heal? ,res\rce ,c5t]s ( ! ,(fice
 ( ,rural ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all comm5ce !       
conduct ( a /udy on ! connection betwe5 
liv+ at high altitude & ! risk (        
develop+ depression or dy+ by suicide   

among vet]ans4  7b7 ,completion ( /udy  
,! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 %all 
be complet$ n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! 
date ( ! comm5cem5t ( ! /udy4  7c7      
,individual impact ,! /udy conduct$ "u  
subsection 7a7 %all be conduct$ s z to  
det]m9e ! effect ( high altitude on     
suicide risk at ! individual level1 n at
 ! ,/ate or c\nty level1 controll+ =    
pot5tial conf\nd]s includ+ ) respect to 
age1 sex1 m5tal heal? /atus1 & access to
 fire>ms4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #aej 
days aft] ! completion ( ! /udy conduct$
 "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! results ( 
! /udy4  7e7 ,foll[-,up /udy  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es ?r\gh !  
/udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 t liv+  
at high altitude is a risk factor =     
develop+ depression or dy+ by suicide1 !
 ,secret>y %all conduct an additional   
/udy to id5tify ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! mo/  

likely biological me*anism t makes liv+ 
at high altitude a risk factor =        
develop+ depression or dy+ by suicide4  
7,b7 ,! mo/ effective treatm5t or       
int]v5tion = r$uc+ ! risk ( develop+    
depression or dy+ by suicide associat$ )
 liv+ at high altitude4  7#b7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an #aej days aft] complet+ ! /udy
 conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on ! results ( 
! /udy4