,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbc,mr4 
,joyce ( ,ohio 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & ,ms4     
,norton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to c>ry out a pilot program to  
pre-program suicide prev5tion res\rces  
into c]ta9 sm>t devices issu$ to memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,suicide  
,prev5tion 9 ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,al?\gh electronic devices1 su* z mobile
 phones1 comput]s1 & tables1 increas+ly 
are be+ lev]ag$ z vehicles = heal? 9 !  
civilian _w1 almo/ no?+ is kn[n ab\t h[ 
cov]$ devices may be us$ among memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces to positively impact !    
heal? ( su* memb]s4  7#b7 ,! ,def5se    
,heal? ,ag5cy creat$ ! ,virtual ,hope   
,box application to help memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces build resili5ce4  7#c7 ,us]s

 ( ! ,virtual ,hope ,box application    
report$ significantly great] ability to 
cope ) unpleasant emotions & ?\ghts4    
7#d7 ,memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o are     
behavioral heal? pati5ts exp]i5c+       
di/ress1 emotional dysregulation1 or    
suicidal ideation are (t5 sep>at$ f     
direct cl9ical support :5 !y ne$ x4     
7#e7 ,! ,virtual ,hope ,box application 
(f]s a highly portable1 accessible1 &   
discreet tool = effectively increas+    
cop+ self-efficacy4  7#f7 ,a /rongly    
l9k$ *a9 ( c>e dep5ds on engag$ lead]s z
 well z highly compet5t fir/ respond]s1 
crisis hotl9e work]s1 em]g5cy dep>tm5t  
p]sonnel1 *apla9s1 prim>y c>e cl9icians1
 & behavioral heal? cl9icians4  #c4     
,pilot program on pre-programm+ (       
suicide prev5tion res\rces into sm>t    
devices issu$ to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all comm5ce !      
conduct ( a pilot program "u :i* !      
,secret>y-- 7#a7 pre-d[nloads ! ,virtual

 ,hope ,box application ( ! ,def5se     
,heal? ,ag5cy1 or su* successor         
application1 on ! cov]$ devices ( memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2  7#b7 pre-programs !  
,national ,suicide ,hotl9e numb] &      
,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e numb] into !      
contacts = su* cov]$ devices2 &  7#c7   
provides tra9+1 z "p ( ! tra9+ on       
suicide aw>5ess & prev5tion conduct$    
?r\gh\t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 on !     
prev5tative res\rces describ$ 9         
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7b7 ,duration ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all c>ry out !    
pilot program "u ?is section = a two-ye>
 p]iod4  7c7 ,scope ,! ,secret>y (      
,def5se %all det]m9e ! appropriate scope
 ( individuals p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot     
program "u ?is section to be/ repres5t  
ea* ,arm$ ,=ce & to ensure a relevant   
sample size4  7d7 ,id5tification ( o!r  
res\rces ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all
 coord9ate ) ! ,director ( ! ,def5se    
,heal? ,ag5cy & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs to id5tify o!r useful          

te*nology-relat$ res\rces = use 9 !     
pilot program4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot     
program "u ?is section t]m9ates1 !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on
 ! pilot program1 includ+ recomm5dations
 by ! ,secret>y relat+ to exp&+ ! scope 
( future pilot programs to include      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o d n possess   
cov]$ devices4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ device means 
a sm>t device 7includ+ a mobile phone7 t
 is issu$ to an individual by !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se or ! ,secret>y ( an 
,arm$ ,=ce4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,vet]ans       
,crisis ,l9e means ! toll-free hotl9e = 
vet]ans e/abli%$ "u section #agbj;,f7h7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4