,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjdb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bc1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,banks7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs to submit to ,congress each    
year an annual report that contains data
 and information on the causes of deaths
 among veterans1 and for other purposes4
  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be  
cited as the ,justice for ,america's    
,veterans and ,survivors ,act of #bjbe4 
#b4  ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
annual report on causes of death among  
veterans  7a7  ,in general  ,subchaper  
,,ii of chapter #e of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section3      
#ecd4  ,annual report on causes of death
 among veterans  7a7  ,in general  ,not 

less frequently than once each year1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives an annual report that  
contains data and information on causes 
of death among veterans4  7b7  ,elements
  ,each report submitted pursuant to    
subsection 7a7 shall include--  7#a7 for
 each veteran that died during the      
period covered by the report an         
identification of--  7,a7 whether such  
veteran had a service-connected         
disability rated as total2  7,b7 the    
primary cause of death2  7,c7 the       
secondary cause of death1 if applicable2
 and  7,d7 the manner of death2  7#b7   
for each primary cause of death         
identified pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 a
 statement of the total number of       
veterans that died from such primary    
cause of death during the period covered
 by the report2 and  7#c7 for each      
manner of death identified pursuant to  

paragraph 7#a71 a statement of the total
 number of veterans that died in such   
manner during the period covered by the 
report4  7c7  ,sunset  ,this section    
shall terminate on the date that is five
 years after the date of the enactment  
of the ,justice for ,america's ,veterans
 and ,survivors ,act of #bjbe4  4  7b7  
,clerical amendment  ,the table of      
sections at the beginning of chapter #e 
of such title is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section #ecc 
the following new item3  #ecd4 ,annual  
report on causes of death among         
veterans4  4