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,s4 #dfeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bc1         
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& ,ms4 ,hassan7 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 designate "o week  
ea* ye> z ,buddy ,*eck ,week = ! purpose
 ( outrea* & education conc]n+ pe]      
wellness *ecks = vet]ans1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,designation ( ,buddy    
,*eck ,week by ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all designate "o week
 ea* ye> to organize outrea* ev5ts &    
educate vet]ans on h[ to conduct pe]    
wellness *ecks1 :i* %all be kn[n z      
,buddy ,*eck ,week4  7b7 ,educational   
opportunities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+      
,buddy ,*eck ,week1 ! ,secret>y1 9      
consultation ) organizations t repres5t 
vet]ans1 nonpr(its t s]ve vet]ans1 m5tal
 heal? exp]ts1 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 &

 su* o!r entities & individuals z !     
,secret>y consid]s appropriate1 %all    
collaborate ) organizations t repres5t  
vet]ans to provide educational          
opportunities = vet]ans to le>n h[ to   
conduct pe] wellness *ecks4  7#b7 ,tra9+
 matt]s ,z "p ( ! educational           
opportunities provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all provide ! foll[+3 7,a7 
,a script = vet]ans to use to conduct   
pe] wellness *ecks t includes in=mation 
on appropriate ref]rals to res\rces     
vet]ans might ne$4  7,b7 ,onl9e &       
9-p]son tra9+1 z appropriate1 on h[ to  
conduct a pe] wellness *eck4  7,c7      
,opportunities = memb]s ( organizations 
t repres5t vet]ans to le>n h[ to tra9   
individuals to conduct pe] wellness     
*ecks4  7,d7 ,tra9+ = vet]ans p>ticipat+
 9 ,buddy ,*eck ,week on h[ to transf] a
 phone call directly to ! ,vet]ans      
,crisis ,l9e4  7,e7 ,resili5cy tra9+ =  
vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 ,buddy ,*eck ,week 
on h&l+ a vet]an 9 crisis4  7#c7 ,onl9e 
mat]ials ,all tra9+ mat]ials provid$ "u 

! educational opportunities "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all be made publicly available on 
a website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs4  7c7 ,outrea* ,! ,secret>y1 9 
collaboration ) organizations t repres5t
 vet]ans1 may conduct outrea* reg>d+    
educational opportunities "u subsection 
7b7 at-- 7#a7 public ev5ts :]e _m       
vet]ans are expect$ to congregate2  7#b7
 meet+s ( organizations t repres5t      
vet]ans2  7#c7 facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t2
 &  7#d7 su* o!r locations z !          
,secret>y1 9 collaboration )            
organizations t repres5t vet]ans1       
consid]s appropriate4  7d7 ,vet]ans     
,crisis ,l9e plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y %all ensure t a plan exi/s =  
h&l+ ! pot5tial increase 9 ! numb] (    
calls into ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e t may
 occur dur+ ,buddy ,*eck ,week4  7#b7   
,submittal ( plan ,! head ( ! ,vet]ans  
,crisis ,l9e %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
a plan = h[ to h&le excess calls dur+   
,buddy ,*eck ,week1 :i* may include !   
foll[+3 7,a7 ,additional h\rs = /aff4   

7,b7 ,! use ( a backup call c5t]4  7,c7 
,any o!r plan to ensure t calls f       
vet]ans 9 crisis are be+ answ]$ 9 a     
timely mann] by an individual tra9$ at !
 same level z a ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e   
respond]4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,organization t repres5ts 
vet]ans ,! t]m organization t repres5ts 
vet]ans means an organization recogniz$ 
by ! ,secret>y = ! repres5tation (      
vet]ans "u section #eijb ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,vet]an ,!   
t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9     
section #aja ( su* title4  7#c7 ,vet]ans
 ,crisis ,l9e ,! t]m ,vet]ans ,crisis   
,l9e means ! toll-free hotl9e = vet]ans 
provid$ by ! ,secret>y "u section       
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