,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,warner 7for himself and ,mr4 
,boozman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,commander     
,john ,scott ,hannon ,veterans ,mental  
,health ,care ,improvement ,act of #bjai
 to modify and reauthorize the ,staff   
,sergeant ,parker ,gordon ,fox ,suicide 
,prevention ,grant ,program of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,modifications to and reauthorization of
 the ,staff ,sergeant ,parker ,gordon   
,fox ,suicide ,prevention ,grant        
,program of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,task ,force ,section    
#bja of the ,commander ,john ,scott     
,hannon ,veterans ,mental ,health ,care 
,improvement ,act of #bjai 7#ch         
,u4,s4,c4 #agbj;,f note2 ,public ,law   
#aaf-aga7 is amended-- 7#a7 in          
subsection 7b71 by striking the         

,president's ,roadmap to ,empower       
,veterans and ,end a ,national ,tragedy 
of ,suicide ,task ,force and inserting  
such entities as the ,secretary         
considers appropriate2 and  7#b7 in     
subsection 7h77#c77,l71 by striking the 
,president's ,roadmap to ,empower       
,veterans and ,end a ,national ,tragedy 
of ,suicide ,task ,force14  7b7 ,maximum
 grant amount ,subsection 7c77#b77;,a7  
of such section is amended by striking  
#gej1jjj and inserting #a1bej1jjj4  7c7 
,measures and metrics ,subsection       
7h77#b7 of such section is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,additional measures
 and metrics as the ,secretary considers
 appropriate to ensure that the measures
 and metrics described in this          
paragraph-- 7i7 accurately reflect the  
aims of the grant program under this    
section2  7ii7 provide accountability to
 ,congress related to grant funds2 and  
7iii7 reflect lessons learned from      
interim reporting on and evaluation of  

the grant program4  4  7d7 ,briefings   
,subsection 7h7 of such section is      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#e7 ,briefing
 for local ,v,a,m,cs ,not less          
frequently than once each year1 the     
,secretary shall provide1 to the        
appropriate personnel of each medical   
center of the ,department located not   
more than #ajj miles from the primary   
location of a grantee under this        
section1 a briefing about the grant     
program under this section in order to  
improve coordination between such       
grantee and personnel4  4  7e7 ,duration
 ,subsection 7j7 of such section is     
amended by striking the date that is    
three years after the date on which the 
first grant is awarded under this       
section and inserting ,september #cj1   
#bjbh4  7f7 ,reauthorization ,subsection
 7p7 of such section is amended by      
striking a total of #agd1jjj1jjj for    
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe and    
inserting #bhe1jjj1jjj for the period of

 fiscal years #bjbf through #bjbh4  7g7 
,eligible individuals ,subsection       
7q77#d77;,c7 of such section is amended 
by striking 7iv7 and inserting 7vi74