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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 update ! ,le?al ,means ,safety &     
,suicide ,prev5tion tra9+ c\rse ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,le?al ,means ,safety      
,tra9+ ,act4  #b4 ,suicide risk         
managem5t & prev5tion & le?al means     
tra9+  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,initial      
update ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 consultation )     
individuals & entities describ$ 9       
subsection 7c71 %all update ! ,le?al    
,means ,safety & ,suicide ,prev5tion    
tra9+ c\rse ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs to ensure t x is culturally    
appropriate & uses be/ practices        

id5tifi$ by appropriate subject matt]   
exp]ts4  7#b7 ,subsequ5t updates ,n less
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p>agraph 7#a7 z appropriate1 tak+ into  
consid]ation be/ practices1 & publi% a  
report on ! int]net website ( !         
,dep>tm5t t includes ! p]c5tage (       
individuals 9 ea* category describ$ 9   
p>agraphs 7#b71 7#c71 & 7#d7 (          
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dur+ ! ye> cov]$ by ! report4  7b7      
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require ea* employee describ$ 9 p>agraph
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v]sion ( ! tra9+ c\rse describ$ 9       
subsection 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date su* employee is       
initially hir$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7  
at lea/ once e ye> !reaft]4  7#b7 ,cov]$
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p>agraph is any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an    
employee ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration or ,vet]ans ,b5efits      
,adm9i/ration :o regul>ly int]acts )    

vet]ans 9 ! c\rse ( p]=m+ !             
responsibilities ( ! employee4  7,b7 ,a 
comp5sation & p5sion exam9]1 includ+ an 
employee ( a contractor ( ! ,dep>tm5t :o
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  7,c7 ,an employee ( a ,vet ,c5t] or   
vocational rehabilitation facility4     
7#c7 ,community c>e provid]s ,z a       
condition ( furni%+ c>e ?r\gh a         
non-,dep>tm5t provid] "u section #agjc (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !      
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su* provid] :o provides su* c>e to take 
! mo/ rec5tly updat$ v]sion ( ! tra9+   
c\rse describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7--   
7,a7 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on 
:i* ! ,secret>y fir/ agrees to furni%   
any su* c>e ?r\gh su* provid]2 &  7,b7  
at lea/ once e ye> !reaft]4  7#d7       
,c>egiv]s ,z a condition ( provid+      
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 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !    
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 ! mo/ rec5tly updat$ v]sion ( ! tra9+  
c\rse describ$ 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 n

 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
c>egiv] fir/ receives support "u su*    
section2 &  7,b7 at lea/ once e ye>     
!reaft]4  7c7 ,individuals & entities   
describ$ ,! individuals & entities      
describ$ 9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human     
,s]vices1 9 consultation ) ! ,director (
 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal?1 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,sub/ance ,abuse &   
,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 & 
! heads ( su* o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs consid]s  
appropriate4  7#b7 ,exp]ts 9 !          
assessm5t1 treatm5t1 & managem5t (      
individuals at risk = suicide4  7#c7    
,su* pr(essional associations z !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs consid]s  
appropriate4  7#d7 ,f$]al fire>ms lic5se
 deal]s & in/ructors4  7#e7 ,exp]ts 9   
le?al means safety c\nsel+ practice &   
education4  7#f7 ,m5tal ,illness        
,rese>*1 ,education1 & ,cl9ical ,c5t]s (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#g7 
,vet]ans s]vice organizations4  7d7     

,public availability ,! ,secret>y %all  
make ! tra9+ c\rse describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 publicly available on an int]net   
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7e7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,vet c5t] ,! t]m   
,vet ,c5t] has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9     
section #agab;,a7h7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,vet]ans s]vice     
organization ,! t]m vet]ans s]vice      
organization means an organization      
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs = ! repres5tation ( vet]ans "u 
section #eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4