High-Risk Military Occupation Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-1052
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2017-02-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health promotion and preventive care

Mental health

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>High-Risk Military Occupation Veteran Suicide Prevention Act</strong></p> <p>This bill includes in the Department of Veterans Affairs evaluation of its mental health care and suicide prevention programs best practices for caring for individuals who previously held high-risk military occupations in the Department of Veterans Affairs.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1052 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High-Risk Military Occupation Veteran Suicide Prevention Act . 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 .