,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ba1        
#bjba,mr4 ,takano 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,port]1 & ,ms4 ,slotk97 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a program 
to provide te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates 
& ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native    
tribes = ! developm5t ( vet]an suicide  
prev5tion activities1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,gov]nors ,*all5ge ,expansion    
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs ,gov]nors ,*all5ge grant       
program  7a7 ,gov]nors ,*all5ge ,program
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all  
c>ry out a grant program to be kn[n z ! 
,gov]nors ,*all5ge ,program "u :i* !    
,secret>y %all provide te*nical         
assi/ance to ,/ates & ,am]ican ,indian &
 ,alaska ,native tribes = ! developm5t (
 vet]an suicide prev5tion activities4   

7b7 ,gov]nors ,*all5ge ,implem5tation   
,grant ,program  7#a7 ,au?ority ,!      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry 
out a grant program1 to be kn[n z !     
,gov]nors ,*all5ge ,implem5tation ,grant
 ,program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all make  
grants to eligible entities = ! purpose 
( develop+ & implem5t+ plans develop$ by
 ! entities to prev5t vet]an suicides4  
7#b7 ,eligible entities ,= purposes ( ! 
grant program "u p>agraph 7#a71 an      
eligible entity is a ,/ate or an        
,am]ican ,indian or ,alaska ,native     
tribe-- 7,a7 t-- 7i7 9 ! case ( a ,/ate1
 develops a vet]an suicide prev5tion    
plan1 kn[n z a ,gov]nors ,*all5ge       
,action ,plan2 or  7ii7 9 ! case ( an   
,am]ican ,indian or ,alaska ,native     
tribe1 develops a vet]an suicide        
prev5tion plan2 &  7,b7 t submits to !  
,secret>y a proposal = ! implem5tation (
 su* plan t conta9s su* in=mation &     
assurances z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7#c7 ,aw>d ( grant ,! ,secret>y %all    
aw>d grants "u ?is subsection z foll[s3 

7,a7 ,= fiscal ye> #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y   
%all aw>d grants to #bj eligible        
entities4  7,b7 ,= ea* ( fiscal ye>s    
#bjbc & #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d    
grants to #bd eligible entities4  7#d7  
,am\nt ( grant2 limitation  7,a7 ,am\nt 
,! recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is subsection 
%all receive an am\nt ( n m ?an #ejj1jjj
 = any fiscal ye> = a maximum ( ?ree    
ye>s4  7,b7 ,limitation on use ( funds  
,! recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is subsection 
may n use m ?an t5 p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( !  
grant = adm9i/rative co/s4  7#e7        
,au?orization ( appropriations  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to c>ry out ?is subsection-- 7i7       
#aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb2  7ii7   
#ab1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc2 &  7iii7
 #ad1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbd4  7,b7  
,relation%ip to o!r am\nts ,am\nts      
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ pursuant to  
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be 9 addition to  
any o!r am\nts o!rwise available = !    
,gov]nors ,*all5ge ,program4