,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eaha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #e1 #bjbb,mr4 
,te/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7         
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 make c]ta9 improvem5ts relat+ to     
m5tal heal? & suicide prev5tion outrea* 
to m9ority vet]ans & ,am]ican ,indian & 
,alaska ,native vet]ans1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska 
,native ,vet]ans ,m5tal ,heal? ,act4    
#b4 ,m5tal heal? & suicide prev5tion    
outrea* to m9ority vet]ans & ,am]ican   
,indian & ,alaska ,native vet]ans  7a7  
,/aff+ requirem5t ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ij
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all ensure t ea* m$ical c5t] ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs has n few]
 ?an "o full-"t employee ^:             
responsibility is s]v+ z a m9ority      

vet]an coord9ator4  7b7 ,tra9+ ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9 consultation )
 ! ,director ( ! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice 
& ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,m5tal ,heal?
 & ,suicide ,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all ensure t all    
m9ority vet]an coord9ators receive tra9+
 9 deliv]y ( m5tal heal? & suicide      
prev5tion s]vices culturally appropriate
 = ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native   
vet]ans1 especially ) respect to !      
populations & ,indian ,tribes id5tifi$  
)9 ! cat*m5t area s]v$ by ea* su*       
coord9ator4  7c7 ,coord9ation ) suicide 
prev5tion coord9ators  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y1 9     
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide ,prev5tion ( ! 
,dep>tm5t1 %all ensure t ! suicide      
prev5tion coord9ator & m9ority vet]an   
coord9ator ( ea* m$ical c5t] ( !        
,dep>tm5t h develop$ & dissem9at$ to !  
director ( ! m$ical c5t] a writt5 plan =

 conduct+ m5tal heal? & suicide         
prev5tion outrea* to all ,indian ,tribes
 & ,urban ,indian organizations )9 !    
cat*m5t area ( ! m$ical c5t]4  7#b7     
,elem5ts ( plan ,ea* plan requir$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include = ea* ,indian
 ,tribe cov]$ by ! plan-- 7,a7 contact  
in=mation = lead]%ip ( ! ,indian ,tribe 
& ! ,tribal heal? facility or facility (
 ! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice s]v+ ! ,indian
 ,tribe2  7,b7 a s*$ule = & li/ (       
outrea* plans 7includ+ plans address+   
any b>ri]s to access+ m5tal heal? c>e f 
! ,dep>tm5t72  7,c7 docum5tation ( any  
conv]sation ) lead]s ( ! ,indian ,tribe 
t may guide culturally appropriate      
deliv]y ( m5tal heal? c>e to ,am]ican   
,indian or ,alaska ,native vet]ans2     
7,d7 docum5tation ( any progress 9      
incorporat+ traditional heal+ practices 
into m5tal heal? & suicide prev5tion    
protocols & options available = vet]ans 
:o are memb]s ( su* ,indian ,tribe2 &   
7,e7 docum5tation ( any coord9ation     
among ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !

 ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice1 ,urban ,indian 
organizations1 & ! ,sub/ance ,abuse &   
,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices = 
! purpose ( improv+ suicide prev5tion   
ef=ts tailor$ to vet]ans :o are memb]s (
 su* ,indian ,tribe & ! provision (     
culturally compet5t m5tal heal? c>e to  
su* vet]ans4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on outrea*     
ef=ts to m9ority vet]ans & ,am]ican     
,indian & ,alaska ,native vet]ans4  7#b7
 ,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all include ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7  
,! numb] ( m9ority vet]an coord9ators )9
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,b7 
,! numb] & p]c5tage ( m9ority vet]an    
coord9ators :o are wom54  7,c7 ,! numb] 
& p]c5tage ( m9ority vet]an coord9ators 
:o are p]sons ( color4  7,d7 ,! numb] & 

p]c5tage ( m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) 
a m9ority vet]an coord9ator4  7,e7 ,!   
numb] & p]c5tage ( m5tal heal? provid]s 
( ! ,dep>tm5t :o are enroll$ memb]s ( an
 ,indian ,tribe or self-id5tify z       
,native ,am]ican4  7,f7 ,! numb] &      
p]c5tage ( m5tal heal? provid]s ( !     
,dep>tm5t :o speak a second language4   
7,g7 ,a review ( ! outrea* plans        
develop$ & submitt$ to all m$ical c5t]s 
( ! ,dep>tm5t = outrea* to ,am]ican     
,indian & ,alaska ,native vet]ans4  7,h7
 ,an annual review ( m5tal heal? c>e    
provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t to ,am]ican      
,indian & ,alaska ,native vet]ans dur+ !
 ?ree-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! date ( !       
report1 includ+ ! numb] ( appo9tm5ts =  
su* c>e & an assessm5t ( any b>ri]s to  
provid+ su* c>e4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,indian ,tribe ,! t]m    
,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 
section #d7;e7 ( ! ,indian              
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4          
#ecjd7;e774  7#b7 ,urban ,indian        

organization ,! t]m ,urban ,indian      
organization has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9   
section #d ( ! ,indian ,heal? ,c>e      
,improvem5t ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74