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,s4 #ciai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #i1 #bjbj,ms4    
,s9ema 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cotton7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ 
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se to c>ry out a pilot 
program to pre-program suicide prev5tion
 res\rces into sm>t devices issu$ to    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y     
,suicide ,prev5tion 9 ! #ba/ ,c5tury    
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,al?\gh p]sonal electronic 
devices1 su* z mobile phones1 comput]s1 
& tablets1 increas+ly are be+ lev]ag$ z 
vehicles = heal? 9 ! civilian _w1 almo/ 
no?+ is kn[n ab\t p]sonal te*nology use 
among memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7 ,!  
,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy creat$ ! ,virtual 
,hope ,box application to help memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces build resili5ce4  7#c7    
,us]s ( ! ,virtual ,hope ,box           
application report$ significantly great]

 ability to cope ) unpleasant emotions &
 ?\ghts4  7#d7 ,memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
:o are behavioral heal? pati5ts exp]i5c+
 di/ress1 emotional dysregulation1 or   
suicidal ideation are (t5 sep>at$ f     
direct cl9ical support :5 !y ne$ x4     
7#e7 ,! ,virtual ,hope ,box application 
(f]s a highly portable1 accessible1 &   
discreet tool = effectively increas+    
cop+ self-efficacy4  7#f7 ,a /rongly    
l9k$ *a9 ( c>e dep5ds on engag$ lead]s z
 well z highly compet5t fir/ respond]s1 
crisis hotl9e work]s1 em]g5cy dep>tm5t  
p]sonnel1 *apla9s1 prim>y c>e cl9icians1
 & behavioral heal? cl9icians4  #c4     
,pilot program on pre-programm+ (       
suicide prev5tion res\rces into sm>t    
devices issu$ to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,comm5c+ n lat] ?an #abj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all c>ry   
out a pilot program "u :i* ! ,secret>y--
 7#a7 pre-d[nloads ! ,virtual ,hope ,box
 application ( ! ,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy1 
or successor application1 on sm>t       

devices individually issu$ to memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces2  7#b7 pre-programs !      
,national ,suicide ,hotl9e numb] &      
,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e numb] into !      
contacts = su* devices2 &  7#c7 provides
 tra9+1 z "p ( tra9+ on suicide aw>5ess 
& prev5tion conduct$ ?r\gh\t ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se1 on ! prev5tative res\rces   
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7b7  
,duration ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out !  
pilot program "u ?is section = a two-ye>
 p]iod4  7c7 ,scope ,! ,secret>y %all   
det]m9e ! appropriate scope (           
individuals p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program
 "u ?is section to be/ repres5t ea*     
,arm$ ,=ce & to ensure a relevant sample
 size4  7d7 ,id5tification ( o!r        
res\rces ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all coord9ate
 ) ! ,director ( ! ,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy
 & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to   
id5tify o!r useful te*nology-relat$     
res\rces = use 9 ! pilot program4  7e7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft]       
complet+ ! pilot program "u ?is section1

 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a report on ! pilot    
program4  7f7 ,vet]ans crisis l9e def9$ 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,vet]ans ,crisis  
,l9e means ! toll-free hotl9e = vet]ans 
e/abli%$ "u section #agbj;,f7h7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4