,,ii  #aaf? ,congress  #b;d ,session    
,s4 #dijj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #af1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,br[n 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4 
,ern/1 & ,mr4 ,:iteh\se7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require a pilot program  
on activities "u ! ,transition          
,assi/ance ,program = a r$uction 9      
suicide among vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z the,daniel ,j4 ,h>vey ,jr4 & ,adam    
,lamb]t ,improv+ ,s]vicememb]           
,transition to ,r$uce ,vet]an ,suicide  
,act4  #b4 ,pilot program on activities 
"u ! ,transition ,assi/ance ,program = a
 r$uction 9 suicide among vet]ans  7a7  
,pilot program requir$ ,! ,secret>y (   
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all jo9tly c>ry out a pilot   
program to assess ! feasibility &       
advisability ( provid+ ! module describ$
 9 subsection 7b7 & ! s]vices describ$ 9
 subsection 7c7 z "p ( ! ,transition    

,assi/ance ,program = memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,transition        
,assi/ance ,program z a means ( r$uc+ ! 
incid5ce ( suicide among vet]ans4  7b7  
,module ,! module describ$ 9 ?is        
subsection is a #c-;h\r module "u !     
,transition ,assi/ance ,program = ea*   
memb] p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program t    
includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an 9-p]son     
meet+ betwe5 ! memb]'s cohort & a social
 work] 9 :i* ! social work]-- 7,a7      
c\nsels ! cohort on specific pot5tial   
risks confront+ memb]s aft] dis*>ge or  
release f ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ loss ( 
community or a support sy/em1 isolation 
f family1 fri5ds1 or society1 id5tity   
crisis 9 ! transition f milit>y to      
civilian life1 vuln]ability view$ z a   
weakness1 ne$ = empa?y1 self-m$ication &
 addiction1 importance ( sleep &        
ex]cise1 homelessness1 & reasons :y     
vet]ans attempt & complete suicide2     
7,b7 c\nsels memb]s ( ! cohort :o h be5 
diagnos$ ) physical1 psy*ological1 or   
neurological issues1 su* z              

,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,disord]         
7,,ptsd71 ,traumatic ,bra9 ,injury      
7,,tbi71 ,adv]se ,*ildhood ,exp]i5ces   
7,,ace71 depression1 & bipol> disord]1  
on-- 7i7 ! pot5tial risks = su* memb]s  
aft] dis*>ge or release f su* issues2 & 
7ii7 ! res\rces & treatm5t options af=d$
 to memb]s = su* issues ?r\gh !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & non-pr(it        
organizations2  7,c7 c\nsels ! cohort   
ab\t ! res\rces af=d$ to victims (      
,milit>y ,sexual ,trauma 7,,m/7 ?r\gh ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7,d7  
c\nsels ! cohort ab\t ! five /ages (    
griev+1 ! mann] 9 :i* memb]s might      
exp]i5ce griev+ dur+ ! transition f     
milit>y to civilian life1 & ! res\rces  
af=d$ to !m = griev+ ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,! provision  
to ea* cohort memb] ( contact in=mation 
= a c\nsel+ or o!r appropriate facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 !   
locality 9 :i* su* memb] int5ds to      
reside aft] dis*>ge or release4  7#c7 ,!

 submittal by cohort memb]s to !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 7includ+  
bo? ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration & ! 
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration7 ( memb]
 m$ical records 9 connection ) s]vice 9 
! ,arm$ ,=ces1 :e!r or n su* memb]s     
int5ds to file a claim ) ! ,dep>tm5t =  
b5efits ) respect to any s]vice-connect$
 disability4  7c7 ,s]vices ,! s]vices   
describ$ 9 ?is subsection 9 connection )
 ! ,transition ,assi/ance ,program = ea*
 memb] p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program are 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! dis*>ge or release ( ! memb]1 a      
contact ( ! memb] by a social work] or  
behavioral heal? coord9ator f !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to s*$ule 
a foll[-up appo9tm5t ) a social work] or
 behavioral heal? provid] at ! facility 
applicable to ! memb] "u subsection     
7b77#b71 :i* su* appo9tm5t to occur n   
lat] ?an #ij days aft] su* contact4     
7#b7 ,dur+ ! appo9tm5t s*$ul$ pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 an assessm5t ( !
 memb] to det]m9e ! memb]'s exp]i5ces ) 

ev5ts dur+ milit>y s]vice t c\ld lead1  
:e!r individually or cumulatively1 to   
physical1 psy*ological1 or neurological 
issues1 includ+ issues describ$ 9       
subsection 7b77#a77;,b72 &  7,b7 !      
developm5t ( a m$ical treatm5t plan = ! 
memb]1 includ+ treatm5t = issues        
id5tifi$ pursuant to ! assessm5t "u     
subp>agraph 7,a74  7d7 ,locations ,!    
pilot program %all be c>ri$ out at n    
few] ?an #aj ,transition ,assi/ance     
,c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se t s]ve at
 lea/ #cjj memb]s annually1 :i* c5t]s   
%all be jo9tly select$ by ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs = purposes ( ! pilot program4  
,! c5t]s s select$ %all1 to ! ext5t     
practicable1 be c5t]s t1 :e!r           
individually or 9 aggregate1 s]ve all ! 
,arm$ ,=ces & bo? ! regul> & res]ve     
compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7e7         
,selection & comm5cem5t ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all jo9tly select ! locations 
( ! pilot program "u subsection 7d71 &  

comm5ce c>ry+ out activities "u ! pilot 
program1 by n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7f7      
,duration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! duration ( !
 pilot program %all be five ye>s4  7#b7 
,cont9uation ,if ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs        
recomm5d 9 ! report "u subsection 7g7 t 
! pilot program be ext5d$ beyond ! date 
o!rwise provid$ by p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>ies may jo9tly cont9ue ! pilot  
program = su* p]iod beyond su* date z ! 
,secret>ies jo9tly consid] appropriate4 
7g7 ,reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 & e #ahj days !reaft] dur+ !      
duration ( ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs %all jo9tly submit to ,congress
 a report on ! activities "u ! pilot    
program4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* report on !
 pilot program "u ?is subsection %all   
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a description ( 
! memb]s :o p>ticipat$ 9 ! pilot program
 dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod end+ on ! date (

 su* report1 brok5 out by ! foll[+3 7i7 
,sex4  7ii7 ,bran* ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 :i*
 s]v$4  7iii7 ,diagnosis (1 or o!r      
symptoms consi/5t )1 ,milit>y ,sexual   
,trauma 7,,m/71 ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress  
,disord] 7,,ptsd71 ,traumatic ,bra9     
,injury 7,,tbi71 depression1 or bipol>  
disord] 9 connection ) milit>y s]vice4  
7,b7 ,a description ( ! activities "u ! 
pilot program dur+ su* p]iod4  7,c7 ,an 
assessm5t ( ! b5efits ( ! activities "u 
! pilot program dur+ su* p]iod to       
vet]ans & family memb]s ( vet]ans4  7,d7
 ,an assessm5t :e!r ! activities "u !   
pilot program z ( ! date ( su* report h 
r$uc$ ! incid5ce ( suicide among memb]s 
:o p>ticipat$ 9 ! pilot program1 )9 "o  
ye> ( dis*>ge or release f ! ,arm$      
,=ces4  7,e7 ,su* recomm5dations z !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs jo9tly consid]        
appropriate reg>d+ expansion ( ! pilot  
program1 ext5sion ( ! pilot program1 or 
bo?4  7h7 ,transition ,assi/ance        
,program def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    

,transition ,assi/ance ,program means ! 
program ( assi/ance & o!r transitional  
s]vices c>ri$ out pursuant to section   
#aadd ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4