[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2926. Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Donnelly) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 232 of title II of division C, add 
     the following:
       (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a 
     study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in 
     subsection (a) during the five-year period beginning on 
     January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide 
     data and data collected from such hotline.
       (2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) determine the number of veterans who contact the 
     hotline specified in subsection (a) and who receive follow up 
     services from the hotline or mental health services from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs thereafter;
       (B) determine the number of veterans who contact the 
     hotline who are not referred to, or do not continue 
     receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and
       (C) determine the number of veterans described in 
     subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.
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