[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1052 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1052

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop best practices 
 for caring for high-risk military occupation veterans as part of the 
   evaluation of mental health care and suicide prevention programs 
                     administered by the Secretary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2017

  Ms. Meng (for herself and Mr. Mast) 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 develop best practices 
 for caring for high-risk military occupation veterans as part of the 
   evaluation of mental health care and suicide prevention programs 
                     administered by the Secretary.

    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 ``High-Risk Military Occupation 
Veteran Suicide Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. CARE OF HIGH-RISK MILITARY OCCUPATION VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUICIDE 
              PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    Subparagraph (E) of section 1709B(a)(2) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) propose best practices for caring for 
                individuals who suffer from mental health disorders, 
                are at risk of suicide, or previously held high-risk 
                military occupations, including such practices 
                conducted or suggested by other departments or agencies 
                of the Federal Government, including the Substance 
                Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the 
                Department of Health and Human Services; and''.
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