Public Law 116–96: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators, and for other purposes.Public Law96Public Law 116–96133 Stat. 32502019-12-202019-12-20United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02116publicPUBLIC LAW 116–96—DEC. 20, 2019133 STAT. 3250Public Law116–96116th CongressAn ActTo direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators, and for other purposes.
Dec. 20, 2019
[H.R. 2333]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act”.SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES, WORKLOAD, AND VACANCY RATES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUICIDE PREVENTION COORDINATORS.(a) Assessment Required.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, training, and vacancy rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators.
Determination.
Such assessment shall include a determination of—(1) the extent to which the use and staffing of suicide prevention coordinators varies between Department facilities; and(2) the extent to which the Secretary provides oversight of suicide prevention coordinators.(b) Report to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the assessment required by subsection (a).ApprovedDecember 20, 2019.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2333:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 116–70 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 165 (2019):