,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbf,mr4   
,m9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,g>ca (        
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 
,mr4 ,sor5s51 & ,mr4 ,?ompson (         
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to provide
 to ,congress notice ( any suicide or   
attempt$ suicide ( a vet]an 9 a facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or ( 
a ,community ,c>e provid]1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,fo/]+ ,transp>5cy1     
,und]/&+1 & ,support = ,vet]ans ,act (  
#bjbf or ! ,fo/]+ ,,tru/ ,act ( #bjbf4  
#b4 ,congressional notice ( suicides &  
attempt$ suicides ( vet]ans 9 ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs facilities ,section 
#agbj;,f ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new subsection3  7l7             

,congressional notice requirem5ts  7#a7 
,9 ! case ( ! suicide or attempt$       
suicide ( any vet]an t occurs 91 or on !
 gr\nds (1 a ,dep>tm5t facility or !    
facility ( a non-,dep>tm5t provid] ?r\gh
 :i* ! ,secret>y furni%es c>e "u section
 #agjc ( ?is title1 to ! ext5t t !      
,secret>y or any employee or s5ior lead]
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t is aw>e ( ! suicide or   
attempt$ suicide1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ators & memb] (  
,congress repres5t+ ! di/rict 9 :i* !   
facility is locat$ & ! ,s5ators & memb] 
( ,congress repres5t+ ! di/rict 9 :i* ! 
vet]an resides ! foll[+ notices3  7,a7  
,n lat] ?an sev5 days aft] ! date on :i*
 ! suicide or attempt$ suicide occurs1  
notice (-- 7i7 ! suicide or attempt$    
suicide2 &  7ii7 ! "n ( ! facility &    
location :]e ! suicide or attempt$      
suicide occurr$4  7,b7 ,subject to      
p>agraph 7#b71 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
su* date1 notice ( ! foll[+ in=mation   

7if available7 reg>d+ ! vet]an :o       
committ$ or attempt$ to commit suicide3 
7i7 ,! enrollm5t /atus ( ! vet]an )     
respect to ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( ! 
,dep>tm5t "u section #agje ( ?is title4 
7ii7 ,! date & circum/ances ( ! mo/     
rec5t enc\nt] be=e ! suicide or attempt$
 suicide occurr$ betwe5 ! vet]an & any  
employee or facility ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?
 ,adm9i/ration or any non-,dep>tm5t     
provid]4  7iii7 ,:e!r ! vet]an _h o!r   
m$ical insurance or cov]age 7includ+ "u 
! ,,tric>e program 7z def9$ 9 section   
#ajgb ( title #aj71 ! ,m$ic>e program "u
 title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq471 or !
 ,m$icaid program "u title ,,xix ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acif et seq4774  7iv7 ,! ,arm$ ,=ce 9  
:i* ! vet]an s]v$4  7v7 ,! "t p]iod dur+
 :i* ! vet]an s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4     
7vi7 ,! age ( ! vet]an4  7vii7 ,! m>ital
 /atus ( ! vet]an4  7viii7 ,! employm5t 
/atus ( ! vet]an4  7ix7 ,! h\s+ /atus ( 
! vet]an4  7x7 ,! g5d] id5tity ( !      

vet]an4  7xi7 ,! sexual ori5tation ( !  
vet]an4  7xii7 ,! race & e?nicity ( !   
vet]an4  7xiii7 ,! disability rat+ ( !  
vet]an4  7xiv7 ,confirmation t !        
,secret>y has provid$ to ! imm$iate     
family memb]s ( ! vet]an notice ( any   
,dep>tm5t support or assi/ance = :i* su*
 family memb]s may be eligible4  7#b7 ,9
 collect+ & report+ in=mation "u        
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all    
take all /eps ! ,secret>y det]m9es      
necess>y to respect ! privacy & dignity 
( ! vet]an & ! family ( ! vet]an4  7#c7 
,ea* notice submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all include a 
copy ( guidance develop$ by ! ,secret>y 
= purposes ( dissem9ation t is design$  
to--  7,a7 det] ! s5sationalism (       
suicide2  7,b7 provide in=mation reg>d+ 
w>n+ signs t are (t5 exhibit$ by vet]ans
 at risk ( suicide2  7,c7 provide notice
 ( ! res\rces ! ,dep>tm5t (f]s to       
vet]ans :o may be at risk ( suicide1    
includ+ ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e &       
readju/m5t c\nsel+ provid$ ?r\gh ,vet   

,c5t]s2 &  7,d7 provide in=mation ab\t  
be/ practices = le?al means safety &    
res\rces to secure le?al means available
 ?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t4  4