3.0.0 2930 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z Senate S S 2014-11-17 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-11-17T21:14:11Z Clay Hunt SAV Act 113 5059 HR 2014-12-10 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2014-11-17 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2014-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2014-11-17 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2014-11-17 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2014-11-17 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2014-11-17 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2014-11-17 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2014-11-19 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2014-11-19 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2014-11-19 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2014-11-20 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2014-12-03 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2014-12-09 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2014-12-10 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2014-12-10 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2014-12-10 False K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2014-12-10 False S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2014-12-11 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2014-12-11 False F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2014-12-11 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2014-12-11 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2014-12-12 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2014-12-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Drug therapy Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Home and outpatient care Medical education Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Neurological disorders Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2014-12-22T22:41:23Z Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each arrange for an independent third party evaluation of, respectively, the VA and DOD mental health care and suicide prevention programs.

Directs the VA Secretary to publish an Internet website that serves as a centralized source to provide veterans with regularly updated information regarding all of the VA's mental health care services.

Requires the VA Secretary and the DOD Secretary to enter into certain strategic relationships to facilitate:

  • the mental health referrals of members of the reserve components who have a service-connected disability and are being discharged or released from the Armed Forces,
  • timely behavioral health services for such members,
  • communication when such members are at risk for behavioral health reasons, and
  • the transfer of documentation for line-of-duty and fitness-for-duty determinations.

Requires the VA Secretary to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay the education loans relating to psychiatric medicine that are incurred by individuals who:

  • are eligible to practice psychiatric medicine in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or are enrolled in the final year of a residency program leading to a specialty qualification in psychiatric medicine,
  • demonstrate a commitment to a long-term career as a psychiatrist in the VHA, and
  • agree to a period of obligated service with the VHA in the field of psychiatric medicine in exchange for the repayment of such loans.

Requires the DOD Secretary to submit to Congress a review of the staffing requirements for individual State National Guard Commands with respect to Directors of Psychological Health.

Authorizes the VA Secretary to collaborate with nonprofit mental health organizations to prevent suicide among veterans. Requires the collaborators to exchange training sessions, best practices, and other resources to enhance their suicide prevention efforts. Directs the Secretary to select a Director of Suicide Prevention Coordination within the VA to undertake any collaboration with nonprofit mental health organizations.

]]> Clay Hunt SAV Act Display Title Clay Hunt SAV Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Clay Hunt SAV Act Short Titles as Introduced Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act Introduced in Senate 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2930is/xml/BILLS-113s2930is.xml 2014-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.