[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2333 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2333
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen
An Act
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.
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 ``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. 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).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.