,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bd1 #bjbe,mr4 
,van ,drew 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% a      
c\nsel+ program = c]ta9 survivors (     
vet]ans :o die by suicide4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,gre5   
,/> ,families ,act4  #b4 ,c\nsel+       
program = next ( k9 & c>egiv]s ( vet]ans
 :o die by suicide  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t     
,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new section 7& am5d+ !  
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 accord+ly73  #agbj,m4 ,c\nsel+ program 
= next ( k9 & c>egiv]s ( vet]ans :o die 
by suicide  7a7 ,c\nsel+ program  7#a7  
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y  
%all furni%1 at no co/ to ! recipi5t1   
c\nsel+ s]vices to-- 7,a7 ! next ( k9 ( 
a vet]an :o dies by suicide2 &  7,b7 a  
=m] volunte] c>egiv] ( a vet]an :o dies 

by suicide4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y may      
provide c\nsel+ s]vices "u ?is section  
only if ! ,secret>y det]m9es su* c\nsel+
 s]vices are-- 7,a7 reasonably          
accessible to an individual describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 sub/antially     
equival5t or sup]ior to simil> s]vices  
furni%$ by ! ,secret>y to an individual 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,to c>ry
 out subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may    
ent] into an agreem5t ) a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 or private entity4 ,! ,secret>y may    
provide fair comp5sation to su* entity  
pursuant to su* agreem5t4  7b7 ,public  
aw>5ess ,9 c>ry+ out ! program "u       
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 
publi% in=mation relat+ to ! program on 
a website ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 provide
 in=mation relat+ to ! program to any   
individual describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74    
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 
t]m cov]$ vet]ans s]vice organization   
includes-- 7,a7 an organization         
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y = !            
repres5tation ( vet]ans "u section #eijb

 ( ?is title2 &  7,b7 an organization-- 
7i7 t is describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#c7
 or #eja7;c77#ai7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue  
,code ( #aihf & is exempt f taxation "u 
section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code2 &  7ii7 t 
c>ries out activities relat+ to vet]ans 
& _! assi/ance4  7#b7 ,! t]m =m]        
volunte] c>egiv] means1 ) respect to a  
vet]an :o dies by suicide1 an           
individual-- 7,a7 :o is at lea/ #ah ye>s
 ( age2 &  7,b7 :o1 prior to ! dea? ( ! 
vet]an1 & 9 connection ) a cov]$ vet]ans
 s]vice organization1 furni%$ ! vet]an )
 c\nsel+1 social "w1 or o!r p]sonal c>e 
s]vices-- 7i7 )\t comp5sation to su*    
individual2 &  7ii7 = a p]iod ( at lea/ 
?ree mon?s4  7#c7 ,! t]m next ( k9 means
 ! close/ liv+ relative ( a vet]an :o   
dies by suicide1 9 ! foll[+ ord] (      
priority3 7,a7 ,sp\se4  7,b7 ,a *ild4   
7,c7 ,a p>5t4  7,d7 ,a sibl+4  7,e7     
,ano!r individual det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y4  7#d7 ,! t]m p]sonal c>e     
s]vices has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #agbj;,g ( ?is title4  4  7b7   

,implem5tation deadl9e ,! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out section 
#agbj,m ( su* title1 z add$ by          
subsection 7a71 n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4