,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbf,mr4 
,mack5zie 7= himself & ,mr4 ,got!im]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a program 
to aw>d grants = ! developm5t (         
pr$ictive models to evaluate risk       
factors t contribute to ! incid5ce (    
suicide among vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,data ,driv5 ,suicide ,prev5tion &  
,outrea* ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs grant program =       
pr$ictive models to evaluate risk       
factors t contribute to suicide among   
vet]ans  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,c5t] = ,innovation = ,c>e &    
,paym5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs1 %all e/abli% & c>ry out a     
program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    

,program7 to aw>d grants to eligible    
organizations describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 
to use artificial intellig5ce to develop
 a pr$ictive model to evaluate risk     
factors contribut+ to ! incid5ce (      
suicide among vet]ans4  7b7 ,eligibility
 ,an eligible organization describ$ 9   
?is subsection is a nonpr(it entity1    
academic in/itution1 private rese>*     
organization1 or o!r entity ) demon/rat$
 capability & exp]i5ce-- 7#a7 develop+ &
 deploy+ artificial intellig5ce & ma*9e 
le>n+ solutions2  7#b7 analyz+ heal? c>e
 data1 includ+ de-id5tification &       
protection (-- 7,a7 p]sonally           
id5tifiable in=mation2 &  7,b7 protect$ 
heal? in=mation2  7#c7 develop+         
pr$ictive models or decision-support    
tools us$ 9 cl9ical or population heal? 
sett+s2  7#d7 apply+ advanc$ /ati/ical  
me?ods or ma*9e le>n+ te*niques to l>ge1
 complex heal? datasets2 &  7#e7 comply+
 ) ,dep>tm5t data security &            
int]op]ability /&>ds4  7c7 ,applications
 ,an eligible organization desir+ a     

grant "u ! ,program %all submit to !    
,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at   
su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation &       
assurances z ! ,secret>y det]m9es       
appropriate4  7d7 ,selection proc$ures  
7#a7 ,numb] ,subject to p>agraph 7#d71 !
 ,secret>y %all select n few] ?an two   
eligible organizations to :i* to aw>d a 
grant "u ! ,program4  7#b7 ,crit]ia ,9  
select+ an eligible organization        
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all consid] ! foll[+ crit]ia3 7,a7 ,)  
respect to ! ,,visn 9 :i* ! organization
 is locat$--  7i7 ! geographic          
di/ribution2  7ii7 ! complexity (       
applicable ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration
 facilities2 &  7iii7 ! d5sity ( !      
vet]an population4  7,b7 ,geographic    
proximity to ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration facilities4  7,c7         
,demon/rat$ exp]i5ce 9 collaborat+ )    
local ,dep>tm5t facilities & community  
p>tn]s4  7,d7 ,demon/rat$ capability to 
deploy a pr$ictive analysis solution 9 a
 heal? c>e sy/em t s]ves m ?an #ejj1jjj 

pati5ts & b5efici>ies4  7#c7 ,priority  
,9 evaluat+ ! crit]ia describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all give    
priority = selection "u p>agraph 7#a7 to
 eligible organizations-- 7,a7 locat$ 9 
areas )--  7i7 a high rate ( suicide    
among vet]ans2  7ii7 a high rate ( calls
 to ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e2 &  7iii7   
long wait times = m5tal heal? c>e       
s]vices at ,dep>tm5t facilities2  7,b7 )
 exp]i5ce 9 adm9i/]+ pr$ictive analytics
 or population heal? solutions =        
,gov]nm5t-own$ heal? c>e sy/ems pursuant
 to an agreem5t ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t    
7includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 & !    
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices72  
7,c7 ) a demon/rat$ capability to deliv]
 tools t are-- 7i7 explicable2  7ii7    
int]op]able2 &  7iii7 cl9ically         
actionable2  7,d7 t employ data         
sci5ti/s1 cl9icians1 & suicide prev5tion
 speciali/s2  7,e7 ) exi/+ infra/ructure
 = secure data /orage & transmission t  
complies ) ,f$]al cyb]security          

requirem5ts2 &  7,f7 t agree to make any
 pr$ictive model or f9d+ result+ f      
activities fund$ ) a grant "u ?is       
section available to ! ,secret>y =      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs-wide      
implem5tation & evaluation4  7#d7       
,limitation ,! ,secret>y may n1 pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#a71 select an eligible   
organization locat$ 9 a ,,visn 9 :i*    
ano!r eligible organization 9 receipt ( 
a grant "u ! ,program is locat$4  7e7   
,capability ,ea* eligible organization 9
 receipt ( a grant "u ! ,program %all   
ensure t ! pr$ictive model develop$ us+ 
su* grant has ! capability to integrate 
data "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,vet]ans     
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration1 includ+ !       
milit>y s]vice records ( vet]ans1 )     
cl9ical data "u ! jurisdiction ( !      
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration4  7f7     
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 subsection  
7d7 may be con/ru$ to require an        
eligible organization 9 receipt ( a     
grant "u ! ,program to transf] to !     
,secret>y own]%ip ( ! pr$ictive model   

develop$ us+ su* grant1 or any          
propriet>y te*nology associat$ ) su*    
pr$ictive model4  7g7 ,t]m9ation date ,!
 au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to c>ry out !   
pilot program "u ?is section %all       
t]m9ate on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbi4  7h7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 artificial intellig5ce has ! mean+ giv5
 su* t]m 9 section #bch ( ! ,john ,s4   
,mc,cain ,national ,def5se ,au?orization
 ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 7,public ,law
 #aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note74   
7#b7 ,! t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,! t]m ,vet]ans     
,crisis ,l9e means ! toll-free hotl9e = 
vet]ans e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u section    
#agbj;,f ( su* title4  7#d7 ,! t]m      
,,visn means a ,vet]an ,integrat$       
,s]vices ,network4