[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[H.R. 2333 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 46
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2333

                          [Report No. 116-70]

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2019

  Mr. Brindisi (for himself, Mr. Banks, and Mr. Bost) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

                              May 17, 2019

Additional sponsors: Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Meadows, Mr. 
Lynch, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Craig, and Ms. 
                                 Porter

                              May 17, 2019

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed


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                                 A BILL


 
 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 one 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).
                                                  Union Calendar No. 46

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2333

                          [Report No. 116-70]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 17, 2019

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed