[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7888 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7888

  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a 
                    report on the REACH VET program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2020

 Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mrs. 
Lee of Nevada) 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 submit to Congress a 
                    report on the REACH VET program.

    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 ``REACH VET reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON REACH VET PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to Congress a report on the REACH VET program.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) An assessment of the impact of the REACH VET program on 
        rates of suicide among veterans.
            (2) An assessment of how limits within the REACH VET 
        program, such as caps on the number of veterans who may be 
        flagged as high risk, are adjusted for differing rates of 
        suicide across the country.
            (3) A detailed explanation, with evidence, for why the 
        conditions included in the model used by the REACH VET program 
        were chosen, including an explanation as to why certain 
        conditions, such as bipolar disorder II, were not included even 
        though they show a similar rate of risk for suicide as other 
        conditions that were included.
            (4) An assessment of the feasibility of incorporating 
        certain economic data held by the Veterans Benefits 
        Administration into the model used by the REACH VET program, 
        including financial data and employment status, which research 
        indicates may have an impact on risk for suicide.
    (c) REACH VET Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``REACH 
VET program'' means the Recovery Engagement and Coordination for 
Health--Veterans Enhanced Treatment program of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
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