,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #caie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cassidy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to review 
! records ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
:o die by suicide )9 "o ye> ( sep>ation 
f ! ,arm$ ,=ces & to require ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit a report 
on ! ,,rea* ,,vet program4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,promot+
 ,coord9ation = ,vet]an ,suicide        
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,review ( 
records ( =m] memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o 
die by suicide )9 "o ye> ( sep>ation f !
 ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs %all jo9tly review ! records ( 
ea* =m] memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o di$ by 
suicide )9 "o ye> ( sep>ation f ! ,arm$ 
,=ces dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod prec$+ !    

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7      
,elem5ts ,! review requir$ by subsection
 7a7 ) respect to a =m] memb] ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces %all include consid]ation ( !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,if ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
_h previ\sly id5tifi$ ! =m] memb] z be+ 
at risk = suicide & if t id5tification  
_h be5 communicat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,:at risk      
factors 7 pres5t ) respect to ! =m]     
memb] & h[ ^? risk factors correlat$ to 
! circum/ances ( ! dea? ( ! =m] memb]4  
7#c7 ,if ! =m] memb] 0 eligible to      
receive heal? c>e s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#d7 ,if ! =m]    
memb] receiv$ heal? c>e s]vices1 includ+
 m5tal heal? c>e s]vices1 f a facility (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1       
includ+ readju/m5t c\nsel+ s]vices1     
foll[+ sep>ation f ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#e7 
,if ! =m] memb] _h receiv$ a m5tal heal?
 waiv] dur+ s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4     
7#f7 ,! employm5t /atus1 h\s+ /atus1    
m>ital /atus1 age1 rank )9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 7su* z enli/$ or (fic]71 & bran* (     

s]vice )9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ( ! =m] memb]4  
7#g7 ,if support s]vices1 specifi$ by ! 
type ( s]vice 7su* z employm5t1 m5tal   
heal?1 etc471 7 provid$ to ! =m] memb]  
dur+ _! p]iod ( sep>ation f ! ,arm$     
,=ces1 disaggregat$ by--  7,a7 s]vices  
furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1       
includ+ ?r\gh contracts2  7,b7 s]vices  
furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 includ+ ?r\gh contracts2 &    
7,c7 s]vices n cov]$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b74  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all jo9tly submit to !        
appropriate committees ( ,congress an   
aggregat$ report on ! results ( ! review
 conduct$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,appropriate committees ( ,congress     
def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m          
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
means-- 7,a7 ,! ,committee on ,arm$     
,s]vices & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ,!         

,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  #c4 ,report on
 ,,rea* ,,vet program ( ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all submit to ,congress a     
report on ! ,,rea* ,,vet program4  7b7  
,elem5ts ,! report requir$ by subsection
 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an    
assessm5t ( ! impact ( ! ,,rea* ,,vet   
program on rates ( suicide among        
vet]ans4  7#b7 ,an assessm5t ( h[ limits
 )9 ! ,,rea* ,,vet program1 su* z caps  
on ! numb] ( vet]ans :o may be flagg$ z 
high risk1 are adju/$ = diff]+ rates (  
suicide across ! c\ntry4  7#c7 ,a       
detail$ explanation1 ) evid5ce1 = :y !  
conditions includ$ 9 ! model us$ by !   
,,rea* ,,vet program 7 *os51 includ+ an 
explanation z to :y c]ta9 conditions1   
su* z bipol> disord] ,,ii1 7 n includ$  
ev5 ?\gh !y %[ a simil> rate ( risk =   
suicide z o!r conditions t 7 includ$4   

7#d7 ,an assessm5t ( ! feasibility (    
incorporat+ c]ta9 economic data held by 
! ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration into !
 model us$ by ! ,,rea* ,,vet program1   
includ+ f9ancial data & employm5t /atus1
 :i* rese>* indicates may h an impact on
 risk = suicide4  7c7 ,,rea* ,,vet      
program def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
,,rea* ,,vet program means ! ,recov]y   
,engagem5t & ,coord9ation =             
,heal?--,vet]ans ,enhanc$ ,treatm5t     
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs4