,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hdhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bc1 #bjbf,mr4 ,mackenzie 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gottheimer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to carry out a program to award grants for the development of predictive models to evaluate risk factors that contribute to the incidence of suicide among veterans1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,data ,driven ,suicide ,prevention and ,outreach ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs grant program for predictive models to evaluate risk factors that contribute to suicide among veterans 7a7 ,establishment ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 acting through the ,center for ,innovation for ,care and ,payment of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall establish and carry out a program 7in this section referred to as the ,program7 to award grants to eligible organizations described in subsection 7b7 to use artificial intelligence to develop a predictive model to evaluate risk factors contributing to the incidence of suicide among veterans4 7b7 ,eligibility ,an eligible organization described in this subsection is a nonprofit entity1 academic institution1 private research organization1 or other entity with demonstrated capability and experience-- 7#a7 developing and deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions2 7#b7 analyzing health care data1 including de-identification and protection of-- 7,a7 personally identifiable information2 and 7,b7 protected health information2 7#c7 developing predictive models or decision-support tools used in clinical or population health settings2 7#d7 applying advanced statistical methods or machine learning techniques to large1 complex health datasets2 and 7#e7 complying with ,department data security and interoperability standards4 7c7 ,applications ,an eligible organization desiring a grant under the ,program shall submit to the ,secretary an application in such form1 at such time1 and containing such information and assurances as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 7d7 ,selection procedures 7#a7 ,number ,subject to paragraph 7#d71 the ,secretary shall select not fewer than two eligible organizations to which to award a grant under the ,program4 7#b7 ,criteria ,in selecting an eligible organization pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall consider the following criteria3 7,a7 ,with respect to the ,,visn in which the organization is located-- 7i7 the geographic distribution2 7ii7 the complexity of applicable ,veterans ,health ,administration facilities2 and 7iii7 the density of the veteran population4 7,b7 ,geographic proximity to ,veterans ,health ,administration facilities4 7,c7 ,demonstrated experience in collaborating with local ,department facilities and community partners4 7,d7 ,demonstrated capability to deploy a predictive analysis solution in a health care system that serves more than #ejj1jjj patients and beneficiaries4 7#c7 ,priority ,in evaluating the criteria described in paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary shall give priority for selection under paragraph 7#a7 to eligible organizations-- 7,a7 located in areas with-- 7i7 a high rate of suicide among veterans2 7ii7 a high rate of calls to the ,veterans ,crisis ,line2 and 7iii7 long wait times for mental health care services at ,department facilities2 7,b7 with experience in administering predictive analytics or population health solutions for ,government-owned health care systems pursuant to an agreement with the ,federal ,government 7including the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the ,department of ,defense1 and the ,centers for ,medicare and ,medicaid ,services72 7,c7 with a demonstrated capability to deliver tools that are-- 7i7 explicable2 7ii7 interoperable2 and 7iii7 clinically actionable2 7,d7 that employ data scientists1 clinicians1 and suicide prevention specialists2 7,e7 with existing infrastructure for secure data storage and transmission that complies with ,federal cybersecurity requirements2 and 7,f7 that agree to make any predictive model or finding resulting from activities funded with a grant under this section available to the ,secretary for ,department of ,veterans ,affairs-wide implementation and evaluation4 7#d7 ,limitation ,the ,secretary may not1 pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 select an eligible organization located in a ,,visn in which another eligible organization in receipt of a grant under the ,program is located4 7e7 ,capability ,each eligible organization in receipt of a grant under the ,program shall ensure that the predictive model developed using such grant has the capability to integrate data under the jurisdiction of the ,veterans ,benefits ,administration1 including the military service records of veterans1 with clinical data under the jurisdiction of the ,veterans ,health ,administration4 7f7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in subsection 7d7 may be construed to require an eligible organization in receipt of a grant under the ,program to transfer to the ,secretary ownership of the predictive model developed using such grant1 or any proprietary technology associated with such predictive model4 7g7 ,termination date ,the authority of the ,secretary to carry out the pilot program under this section shall terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjbi4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section #bch of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note74 7#b7 ,the term veteran has the meaning given such term in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,the term ,veterans ,crisis ,line means the toll-free hotline for veterans established and operated under section #agbj;,f of such title4 7#d7 ,the term ,,visn means a ,veteran ,integrated ,services ,network4