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,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjbe,mr4 
,l&sman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,luttrell1 ,mr4
 ,deluzio1 & ,mr4 ,van ,ord57 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% /&>d practices 
= a grant or pilot program adm9i/]$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ?r\gh !  
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,:at ,works = ,prev5t+     
,vet]an ,suicide ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t 
( /&>d practices = a grant or pilot     
program adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ?r\gh ! ,vet]ans      
,heal? ,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t   
,section #ebg ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection   
7a71 by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,! ,secret>y12 
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7b7 & 7c7
 z p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 respectively2 
&  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new   

subsection 7b73  7b7 ,! ,secret>y %all  
prescribe regulations t e/abli% /&>d    
practices t1 unless o!rwise prohibit$ by
 law1 %all apply to a grant program or  
pilot program relat+ to suicide         
prev5tion or m5tal heal? c>ri$ out ?r\gh
 ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration4 ,su*  
practices %all include ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,! e/abli%m5t ( cle> & measurable       
objectives4  7#b7 ,! developm5t ( a     
me?odology & plan to--  7,a7 det]m9e    
in=mation necess>y to evaluate !        
program2  7,b7 id5tify s\rces1 me?ods1  
tim+1 & frequ5cy = collect+ ( su*       
in=mation2  7,c7 det]m9e h[ su*         
in=mation w be analyz$ to evaluate !    
program's implem5tation & p]=mance & to 
id5tify lessons le>n$2 &  7,d7 id5tify  
crit]ia or /&>ds = in=m+ decisions ab\t 
:e!r ! program %\ld be exp&$1 ext5d$1 or
 made p]man5t4  7#c7 ,! communication ( 
program objectives1 assessm5t           
me?odology1 & evaluation plan ) entities
 det]m9$ relevant to ! program by !     
,secret>y-- 7,a7 dur+ ! developm5t ( !  

program2  7,b7 at lea/ #cj days prior to
 ! beg9n+ ( ! program2 &  7,c7 ?r\gh\t !
 t]m ( ! program4  7#d7 ,at ! conclusion
 ( ! program1 ! p]=mance ( an evaluation
 ( ! program-- 7,a7 to validate lessons 
le>n$2 &  7,b7 to assess !              
g5]alizability ( ! program4  7#e7 ,! %>+
 ( program results & be/ practices )    
entities det]m9$ relevant to ! program  
by ! ,secret>y4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all prescribe        
regulations "u section #ebg7;b7 ( su*   
title1 z am5d$ by subsection 7a74  7c7  
,applicability ,! /&>d practices        
prescrib$ 9 su* regulations %all apply  
to a grant or pilot program )\t reg>d to
 :5 su* program 0 e/abli%$4