,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,van ,ord5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1   
,mr4 ,hudson1 & ,mr4 ,lev97 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$    
,,resolution  ,enc\rag+ ! connect+ (    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to support /ructures necess>y to       
transition f ! battlefield4  ,:]eas !   
numb] ( suicides ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces s]v+ on active duty increas$ to   
#cgg 9 #bjbj1 an increase f #cdh 9      
#bjai2 ,:]eas ! suicide rate = vet]ans  
has /eadily increas$ s9ce #bjjf1 )      
#f1bfa vet]ans tak+ _! own lives 9      
#bjai2 ,:]eas1 aft] adju/+ = sex & age1 
! rate ( vet]an suicide 9 #bjah 0 #bg4e 
p] #ajj1jjj individuals1 high] ?an !    

rate among all ,unit$ ,/ates adults1 :i*
 0 #ah4c p] #ajj1jjj individuals2 ,:]eas
 m vet]ans h di$ by suicide 9 ! la/ #aj 
ye>s ?an memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o di$ f
 combat 9 ,vietnam2 ,:]eas _m ( !       
vet]ans :o take _! own lives h _h no    
contact ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs2 ,:]eas ! ,coronavirus ,disease
 #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic c lead to   
increas$ isolation & disconnection1     
fur!r exac]bat+ m5tal & physical ailm5ts
 su* z po/-traumatic /ress disord] &    
traumatic bra9 injury2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s =
 ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion note t  
law en=cem5t (fic]s & firefight]s are m 
likely to die by suicide ?an 9 ! l9e (  
duty1 & em]g5cy m$ical s]vices provid]s 
are #a4ci times m likely to die by      
suicide ?an memb]s ( ! g5]al public2    
,:]eas invisible w\nds l9k$ to an       
und]ly+ & undiagnos$ traumatic bra9     
injury c mirror _m m5tal heal?          
conditions1 a problem t c be address$   
?r\gh appropriate m$ical treatm5t2 &    
,:]eas additional rese>* is ne$$ to     

highlight ! connection betwe5 traumatic 
bra9 injury z a root cause ( invisible  
w\nds & suicide by memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces & vet]ans3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 enc\rages
 all individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1     
especially memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+  
on active duty & vet]ans1 to call a     
w>rior1 h an hone/ conv]sation1 &       
connect !m ) support1 und]/&+ t mak+ a  
w>rior call c\ld save a life2 &  7#b7   
implores all individuals 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates to commit !mselves to engag+ )   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans to     
promote solutions & treatm5t = !        
invisible sc>s t memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
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