,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #i1  
#bjba ,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs to submit to ,congress a report
 on the ,veterans ,integration to       
,academic ,leadership program of the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,vital  
,assessment ,act of #bjba4  #b4         
,veterans integration to academic       
leadership program of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,report  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than one year    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall submit to the ,committee 
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               

,representatives a report on the        
,veterans ,integration to ,academic     
,leadership program of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,contents  
,the report required by paragraph 7#a7  
shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the  
number of medical centers of the        
,department1 institutions of higher     
learning1 noncollege degree programs1   
and student veterans supported by the   
program1 and relevant trends since the  
program began4  7,b7 ,the staff and     
resources allocated to the program1 and 
relevant trends since the program began4
  7,c7 ,an assessment of the outcomes   
and effectiveness of the program in--   
7i7 supporting student veterans2  7ii7  
connecting student veterans to needed   
services of the ,department or services 
provided by non-,department entities2   
7iii7 addressing the mental health needs
 of student veterans2  7iv7 lowering the
 suicide risk of student veterans2 and  
7v7 helping student veterans achieve    
educational goals4  7,d7 ,an assessment 

of barriers to expanding the program and
 how the ,secretary intends to address  
such barriers4  7,e7 ,an assessment of  
whether the program should be expanded  
outside of the ,office of ,mental       
,health and ,suicide ,prevention to     
support student veterans with needs     
unrelated to mental health or suicide4  
7b7 ,uniform best practices1 goals1 and 
measures ,the ,secretary shall establish
 best practices1 goals1 and measures for
 the ,veterans ,integration to ,academic
 ,leadership program of the ,department 
that are uniform among the medical      
centers of the ,department4  7c7        
,outreach ,the ,secretary shall conduct 
outreach among the ,armed ,forces1      
veterans service organizations1         
institutions of higher learning1 and    
non-college degree programs with respect
 to the ,veterans ,integration to       
,academic ,leadership program of the    
,department4  7d7 ,assessment ,the      
,secretary shall assess the feasibility 
and advisability of including the       

suicide rate for student veterans in the
 ,national ,veteran ,suicide ,prevention
 ,annual ,report of the ,office of      
,mental ,health and ,suicide ,prevention
 of the ,department4  7e7 ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,institution of  
higher learning ,the term institution of
 higher learning has the meaning given  
that term in section #cdeb of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,student  
veteran ,the term student veteran means 
the following3 7,a7 ,a veteran or member
 of the ,armed ,forces using educational
 assistance under any of the following  
provisions of law3  7i7 ,chapter #cj1   
#ca1 #cb1 or #cc of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 or chapter #afjf or #afjg
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4   
7ii7 ,section #aaf of the ,harry ,w4    
,colmery ,veterans ,educational         
,assistance ,act of #bjag 7,public ,law 
#aae-dh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja note74     
7iii7 ,section #hjjf of the ,american   
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public    
,law #aag-b2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #cjja note   

prec474  7,b7 ,a veteran who is enrolled
 in an institution of higher learning or
 other training program1 without regard 
to whether the veteran is using         
educational assistance specified in     
subparagraph 7,a74