,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4  
,valadao introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to codify !       
,national ,vet]an ,suicide ,prev5tion   
,annual ,report & to direct ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs to /udy ! effects ( 
! ,*apla9 ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t on !    
risk ( suicide among vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort
 title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !       
,trauma ,outrea*1 ,und]/&+1 & ,resili5cy
 ?r\gh ,spirituality ,act or ! ,,t\rs   
,act4  #b4 ,national ,vet]an ,suicide   
,prev5tion ,annual ,report3             
codification2 annual brief+ ,section    
#agbj;,f ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
subsection 7l7 z subsection 7m72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+1 aft] subsection 7k71 !      
foll[+ new subsection 7l73  7l7 ,annual 
report2 brief+  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,(fice ( ,m5tal ,heal? &        

,suicide ,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 %all 
produce an annual report on suicide     
prev5tion4  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all      
submit ea* su* report to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y  
%all provide an annual brief+ on ! mo/  
rec5t su* report to ! ,committees on    
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives4  4  #c4 ,effect (      
,*apla9 ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs on risk ( suicide by vet]ans3 
/udy2 report  7a7 ,/udy requir$ ,n lat] 
?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbg1 ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all conduct a two-ye>
 /udy on ! relation%ip betwe5-- 7#a7    
vet]ans' engagem5t ) ! ,*apla9 ,s]vice &
 o!r fai?-bas$ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &
  7#b7 ! risk ( suicide among vet]ans4  
7b7 ,scope ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u ?is   
section1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7       
id5tify & def9e measurable categories ( 
su* engagem5t1 includ+ gr\p activities1 
outrea* ev5ts1 & non-confid5tial        
int]actions2  7#b7 track vet]ans' use ( 

m5tal heal? s]vices t involve *apla9s2  
7#c7 track vet]ans' use ( fai?-bas$     
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#d7 collect & 
analyze data on su* engagem5t across    
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7#e7 assess  
correlations1 if any1 betwe5 su*        
engagem5t & m5tal heal? outcomes1       
includ+ suicide-relat$ behaviors2 &     
7#f7 id5tify be/ practices & programs t 
demon/rate positive outcomes4  7c7      
,limitations ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy1 !     
,secret>y %all ensure t-- 7#a7 vet]ans  
are in=m$ ( su* data collection2  7#b7  
no data is collect$ or report$ t w\ld   
compromise ! confid5tiality ( m$ical    
records or protect$ religi\s            
communications2 &  7#c7 use ( *apla9cy  
s]vices rema9s volunt>y4  7d7 ,reports  
,! ,secret>y %all submit to !           
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
report reg>d+ su* /udy n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! end ( ea* ye> ( ! /udy4     
,elem5ts ( ea* su* report include !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,a summ>y ( data collect$4 

7#b7 ,an analysis ( tr5ds & outcomes4   
7#c7 ,a li/ ( programs t ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es h a measurable effect on ! risk
 ( suicide4  7#d7 ,recomm5dations ( !   
,secret>y reg>d+ h[ to improve data     
collection reg>d+1 & res\rce allocation 
=1 suicide prev5tion4