,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eiie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #aj1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,brownley 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,thanedar7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to make grants to    
eligible entities for the purpose of    
carrying out ,ask the ,question         
,campaigns1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,have ,you ,served ,act4  #b4      
,grants for ,ask the ,question          
,campaigns  7a7 ,grant program ,the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
make grants to eligible entities for the
 purpose of carrying out campaigns1 to  
be known as ,ask the ,question          
,campaigns1 to encourage human services 
professionals1 ,state and local         
governments1 and community providers to 
ask consumers whether they or a loved   
one have served in the ,armed ,forces4  

7b7 ,use of funds ,an eligible entity   
that receives a grant under subsection  
7a7 shall use the grant-- 7#a7 to       
develop or expand an ,ask the ,question 
,campaign1 under which the entity shall 
provide training to human services      
professionals1 ,state and local         
governments1 and community providers    
about-- 7,a7 how to appropriately ask   
consumers whether they or a loved one   
have served in the ,armed ,forces2 and  
7,b7 resources available for members of 
the ,armed ,forces and veterans in their
 community through the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs and other service    
providers to encourage the recipients of
 such training to refer consumers to the
 ,department and other service          
providers1 as appropriate2 and  7#b7 for
 associated program costs1 including    
staffing1 technology1 marketing and     
outreach materials1 and convenings4  7c7
 ,eligible entity ,for purposes of this 
section1 an eligible entity is a ,state 
or an ,american ,indian or ,alaska      

,native tribe-- 7#a7 that-- 7,a7 in the 
case of a ,state1 develops a veteran    
suicide prevention plan1 known as a     
,governors ,challenge ,action ,plan2 or 
7,b7 in the case of an ,american ,indian
 or ,alaska ,native tribe1 develops a   
veteran suicide prevention plan2 and    
7#b7 that submits to the ,secretary a   
proposal for the implementation of such 
plan that contains such information and 
assurances as the ,secretary may        
require4  7d7 ,technical assistance ,the
 ,secretary shall provide technical     
assistance to eligible entities that    
receive grants under this section to    
support the development and             
implementation of ,ask the ,question    
,campaigns4 ,such assistance shall      
include-- 7#a7 the provision of best    
practices acquired from the experiences 
of other eligible entities carrying out 
,ask the ,question ,campaigns2  7#b7 the
 provision of information on veterans   
resources in the ,state where the       
eligible entity is located2  7#c7 the   

provision of information about screening
 protocols used by the ,department for  
assessing suicide risk and social       
determinants of health2 and  7#d7       
establishing key performance indicators 
for the training provided under the     
,campaigns4  7e7 ,amount of grant ,the  
,secretary may make up to #be grants    
under this section for each of fiscal   
years #bjbf through #bjcj4 ,each such   
grant shall be in an amount that does   
not exceed #bjj1jjj4  7f7 ,reporting    
7#a7 ,grant recipients ,as a condition  
of a grant under this section1 an       
eligible entity shall agree to submit1  
by not later than the last day of each  
fiscal year during which the entity     
receives a grant1 to the ,secretary a   
report on the key performance indicators
 for the training provided using the    
grant funds4  7#b7 ,implementation      
report ,not later than one year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the implementation of this 

section4  7#c7 ,annual report ,not later
 than #cj days after the last day of a  
fiscal year for which the ,secretary    
makes a grant under this section1 the   
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the key performance indicators
 for the training provided under such   
grants4  7g7 ,ask the ,question         
,campaigns for ,federal ,agencies ,the  
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 shall develop a plan to    
work with each ,federal department and  
agency to implement ,ask the ,question  
,campaigns1 where appropriate1 through  
any social service or health care       
programs of the department or agency    
through which employees of the          
department or agency interact with      
individuals receiving services and      
benefits4  7h7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to carry out this    
section #f1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   

years #bjbf through #bjcj4  7i7 ,state  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,state means each of the several        
,states1 ,territories1 and possessions  
of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of
 ,columbia1 and the ,commonwealth of    
,puerto ,rico4