[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4204 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4204

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on 
                        suicides among veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2007

    Mr. Boswell (for himself, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Mr. 
    Michaud, Mr. Shuler, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
  Etheridge, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. 
  Filner, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Moore of 
  Kansas, Ms. Bean, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Baca, Mr. Barrow, Ms. 
Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards, 
    Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Towns) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on 
                        suicides among veterans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Suicide Study Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Suicide among the veteran population is a serious 
        problem.
            (2) There is lack of information on the number of veterans 
        who commit suicide each year.

SEC. 3. STUDY ON SUICIDES AMONG VETERANS.

    (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
conduct a study to determine the number of veterans who have committed 
suicide between January 1, 1997 and the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    (b) Coordination.--In carrying out the study under subsection (a) 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate with--
            (1) the Secretary of Defense;
            (2) Veterans Service Organizations; and
            (3) States public health offices and veterans agencies.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to Congress a report on the study required under subsection (a) and the 
findings of the Secretary.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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