,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iddi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #c1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,huiz5ga 7= himself & ,mr4    
,correa7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli%
 a li/ ( cov]$ provid]s t complete      
annual tra9+ on ! prev5tion ( suicide   
among vet]ans & to make su* li/         
available to vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans      
,suicide ,prev5tion & ,c>e ,enhancem5t  
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( pref]r$
 provid] li/ = vet]ans community c>e    
program ( ! dep>tm5t ( vet]ans affairs  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all make 
available to cov]$ provid]s annual1     
evid5ce-bas$ tra9+ on ! prev5tion (     
suicide among vet]ans4  7b7 ,pref]r$    
provid] li/  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y 
%all-- 7,a7 e/abli% & ma9ta9 a li/ 7to  

be kn[n z ! pref]r$ provid] li/7 ( ea*  
cov]$ provid] t completes ! tra9+ "u    
subsection 7a72 &  7,b7 make su* li/    
publicly available to vet]ans eligible =
 heal? c>e "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !      
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,non-dep>tm5t tra9+ ,! 
,secret>y %all include on ! pref]r$     
provid] li/ any cov]$ provid] t !       
,secret>y det]m9es has complet$ tra9+   
t-- 7,a7 is sub/antially simil> to !    
tra9+ requir$ by su* subsection2 &  7,b7
 meets ! applicable compet5cy /&>d =    
milit>y heal? c>e pr(essionals4  7#c7   
,opt-out ,a cov]$ provid] desir+ to be  
remov$ f ! pref]r$ provid] li/ may      
submit to ! ,secret>y a reque/ 9 su* =m1
 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! 
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7#d7   
,annual review ,! ,secret>y %all1 on an 
annual basis1 review ! pref]r$ provid]  
li/ to ensure ea* cov]$ provid] includ$ 
on su* li/ has complet$ su* tra9+4  7c7 
,cov]$ provid] def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m cov]$ provid] means-- 7#a7 a heal?  
c>e provid] specifi$ 9 subsection 7c7 ( 

section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2 &  7#b7 an eligible entity or   
m$ical provid] t has ent]$ into a       
,vet]ans ,c>e ,agreem5t "u section      
#agjc;,a ( su* title4  #c4 ,report  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
day ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually   
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 %all submit to ! appropriate           
congressional committees a report on !  
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! numb] ( provid]s :o     
complet$ ! ,,va-(f]$ suicide prev5tion  
tra9+ prior to ! implem5tation ( !      
,pref]r$ ,provid] ,li/ outl9e 9 ,sec4   
#b7;b74  7#b7 ,! numb] ( ,community ,c>e
 ,network provid]s :o complet$ a diff]5t
 suicide prev5tion tra9+ n (f]$ by !    
,,va prior to ! implem5tation ( !       
,pref]r$ ,provid] ,li/4  7#c7 ,! numb] (
 provid]s curr5tly on ! ,pref]r$        
,provid] ,li/1 bifurcat$ by ^? :o       
utiliz$ ! ,,va-(f]$ suicide prev5tion   
tra9+ & ^? provid]s :o receiv$ ! waiv]  
outl9$ 9 ,sec4 #b7;b77#b74  7#d7 ,!     
likelihood ( vet]ans utiliz+ provid]s on

 ! ,pref]r$ ,provid] ,li/ r ?an a       
provid] n f\nd on ! ,pref]r$ ,provid]   
,li/4  7#e7 ,any patt]ns app>5t to !    
,secret>y bas$ on ! review ( !          
implem5tation ( ! ,pref]r$ ,provid]     
,li/4  7#f7 ,any recomm5dations = fur!r 
action t w\ld improve & enhance !       
,pref]r$ ,provid] ,li/ ) ! objective (  
increas+ access to c>e = vet]ans4  7b7  
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate4