,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cabb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjai,ms4 ,mc,sally introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs to submit to ,congress an      
annual report on suicide among veterans1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,annual   
report on suicide among veterans        
,section #agbj;,f of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsection 7k7 as         
subsection 7l72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7j7 the following new  
subsection 7k72  7k7 ,annual report on  
suicide among veterans  7#a7 ,not less  
frequently than annually1 in carrying   
out the comprehensive program1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on          

,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a report on suicide    
among veterans4  7#b7 ,each report      
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall1   
for the year covered by the report--    
7,a7 specify the number of veterans who 
committed suicide1 disaggregated by age1
 sex1 race1 and ethnicity2 and  7,b7    
include such other matters as the       
,secretary considers appropriate4  4