,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #g1 #bjai,ms4 
,duckwor? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to develop & ma9ta9 a suicide risk      
managem5t & prev5tion & le?al means     
tra9+ c\rse = c]ta9 employees ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,po/-#i_/aa ,vet]an        
,suicide ,prev5tion ,c\nsel+ ,act4  #b4 
,suicide risk managem5t & prev5tion &   
le?al means tra9+ c\rse ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,developm5t  7#a7
 ,initial developm5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9
 consultation ) entities describ$ 9     
subsection 7b71 %all develop a suicide  
risk managem5t & prev5tion & le?al means
 tra9+ c\rse t is culturally appropriate
 & addresses ! conc]ns ( fire>m own]s4  

7#b7 ,p]iodic updates ,! ,secret>y %all 
update ! tra9+ "u ?is subsection n less 
frequ5tly ?an once e two ye>s4  7b7     
,entities describ$ ,! entities describ$ 
9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,!  
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7#b7 ,! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  
7#c7 ,public & private in/itutions (    
high] education4  7#d7 ,exp]ts 9 !      
assessm5t1 treatm5t1 & managem5t (      
suicidal t5d5cies4  7#e7 ,relevant      
pr(essional associations4  7#f7 ,gun    
own]%ip gr\ps1 9 ord] to r$uce ! /igma  
associat$ ) fire>m own]%ip & safe       
/orage4  7c7 ,tra9ees2 frequ5cy ( tra9+ 
,! ,secret>y %all provide ! mo/ rec5t   
tra9+ develop$ "u subsection 7a7 n less 
frequ5tly ?an once e five ye>s to ea*   
employee ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration :o regul>ly int]acts )    
vet]ans 9 ! c\rse ( su* employm5t4  7d7 
,public availability ,! ,secret>y %all  
make ! tra9+ develop$ "u subsection 7a7 
available to memb]s ( ! public4