,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aifi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,mill]-,meeks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
& reau?orize ! ,/aff ,s]geant ,p>k]     
,gordon ,fox ,suicide ,prev5tion ,grant 
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,wrong ,door = ,vet]ans
 ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to &              
reau?orization ( ! ,/aff ,s]geant ,p>k] 
,gordon ,fox ,suicide ,prev5tion ,grant 
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs  7a7 ,reorganization           
,subsection 7b7 ( section #bja ( !      
,comm&] ,john ,scott ,hannon ,vet]ans   
,m5tal ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act (   
#bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-aga2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #agbj;,f note7 is am5d$1 9 !  
second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,(fice ( ,m5tal 
,heal? & ,suicide ,prev5tion & ins]t+ ! 
,assi/ant ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? =      
,cl9ical ,s]vices4  7b7 ,grant money3   

am\nt2 use ,su* section is fur!r am5d$1 
9 subsection 7c77#b77;,a71 by /rik+     
#gej1jjj p] grantee p] fiscal ye> &     
ins]t+ #ejj1jjj p] fiscal ye> 7n m ?an  
#e p]c5t ( :i* may be sp5t on food &    
non-alcoholic bev]ages71 plus #aj1jjj p]
 eligible individual :o receives suicide
 prev5tion s]vices provid$ or coord9at$ 
by su* grantee4  7c7 ,pref]5ce 9        
di/ribution ( grants ,su* section is    
fur!r am5d$1 9 subsection 7d77#b71 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,! ,secret>y    
%all n give pref]5ce to an eligible     
entity solely because ! eligible entity 
previ\sly receiv$1 or appli$ =1 a grant 
"u ?is section4  7d7 ,reapplication by a
 previ\s grantee ,su* section is fur!r  
am5d$1 9 subsection 7f71 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7        
,reapplication by previ\s grantee ,an   
application submitt$ by an eligible     
entity t previ\sly receiv$ grant funds  
"u ?is section %all include 9 su*       
application evid5ce t ! eligible entity 
us$ su* grant funds to s]ve a           

significant numb] ( vet]ans4  4  7e7    
,brief+ = local ,v,a,m,cs ,su* section  
is fur!r am5d$1 9 subsection 7h71 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#e7 ,brief+ = local ,v,a,m,cs ,n less  
?an once p] cal5d> qu>t]1 ! ,secret>y   
%all provide1 to ! appropriate p]sonnel 
( ea* m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t locat$ n
 m ?an #ajj miles f ! prim>y location ( 
a grantee1 a brief+ ab\t ! grant program
 "u ?is section 9 ord] to improve       
coord9ation betwe5 a grantee & su*      
p]sonnel4 ,! ,secret>y may p]mit a      
repres5tative ( a grantee to att5d su* a
 brief+4  4  7f7 ,duration ,su* section 
is fur!r am5d$1 9 subsection 7j71 by    
/rik+ ! date t is ?ree ye>s aft] ! date 
on :i* ! fir/ grant is aw>d$ "u ?is     
section & ins]t+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbh4  
7g7 ,em]g5t suicide c>e ,su* section is 
fur!r am5d$1 9 subsection 7n7--  7#a7 by
 ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,:52 &  7#b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,a
 grantee %all notify-- 7,a7 an eligible 
individual receiv+ suicide prev5tion    

s]vices provid$ or coord9at$ by su*     
grantee t su* eligible individual may   
receive em]g5t suicide c>e "u section   
#agbj;,j ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y if su*       
eligible individual reque/s su* em]g5t  
suicide c>e4  4  7h7 ,reau?orization    
,su* section is fur!r am5d$1 9          
subsection 7p7--  7#a7 by /rik+ a total 
( #agd1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh
 #bjbe & ins]t+ an em da%2 &  7#b7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3   
7#a7 = fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe1 a 
total ( #agd1jjj1jjj2 &  7#b7 = fiscal  
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbh1 a total (       
#aeg1ejj1jjj4  4  7i7 ,cl>ification (   
eligible entities ,su* section is fur!r 
am5d$1 9 subsection 7q77#c7-- 7#a7 9 !  
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+
 an entity t has cont9u\sly provid$     
m5tal heal? c>e or support s]vices 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates dur+ ! two-ye> p]iod be=e 
! date on :i* ! entity applies = a grant
 "u ?is section1 & t is aft] means2 &   
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 1 or 

a heal? c>e provid] aft] f\ndation4  7j7
 ,te*nical correction to def9itions ,su*
 section is fur!r am5d$1 9 subsection   
7q77#e71 by /rik+ ,m$ical s]vices &     
ins]t+ ,! t]m em]g5cy treatm5t means    
m$ical s]vices4  7k7 ,requir$ use (     
scre5+ protocol select$ by ! ,secret>y  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,su* section is fur!r     
am5d$1 9 subsection 7q77#aa77;,a77ii71  
by /rik+ scre5+ = risk & ins]t+ scre5+ =
 risk1 us+ a protocol select$ by !      
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,rules ( con/ruction ,9
 addition to ! protocol select$ pursuant
 to ! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7--   
7,a7 ! ,secret>y may furni% ano!r       
protocol to a grantee2 &  7,b7 a grantee
 may use ano!r protocol to scre5 = risk4