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S. Rept. 114-34 1 (2015-04-23)

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                  114TH CONGRESS                                    REPORT
                     1st Session             SENATE                 114-34





                            CLAY  HUNT   SUICIDE   PREVENTION FOR
                                   AMERICAN VETERANS ACT


                                   APRIL 23, 2015.-Ordered to be printed


                        Mr. ISAKSON, from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
                                      submitted the following


                                         REPORT

                                         [To accompany H.R. 203]
                    The  Committee  on  Veterans' Affairs (hereinafter, the Com-
                  mittee), to which was referred the bill (H.R. 203), to amend title
                  38, United States Code (hereinafter, U.S.C.), to provide for the
                  conduct of annual evaluations of mental health care and suicide
                  prevention programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (here-
                  inafter, VA or the Department), to require a pilot program on
                  loan repayment  for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Vet-
                  erans Health Administration (hereinafter, VHA) of the Depart-
                  ment, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports
                  favorably thereon without amendment  and recommends  that the
                  bill do pass.
                                          INTRODUCTION
                    On  January 7, 2015, Representative Timothy Walz  introduced
                  H.R. 203, to provide for the conduct of annual evaluations of men-
                  tal health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department,
                  to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who
                  agree to serve in VHA of the Department, and for other purposes.
                  Representatives Courtney, Duckworth,  Esty, Kirkpatrick, Miller
                  (FL), Murphy  (PA), O'Rourke, Rush, Scott (GA), Slaughter, and
                  Smith  (NJ) were original cosponsors. Representatives Bonamici,
                  Brown   (FL),  Bustos,  Cicilline, Cleaver, Costello, Cramer,
                  Fitzpatrick, Foster, Garamendi, Gibson, Israel, Mine,  Kuster,
                  Lujan, Lujan  Grisham,  Murphy   (FL), Nolan, Paulsen, Peters,
                  Peterson, Pingree, Quigley, Sinema, Walters, Welch, Wenstrup,
                  and Young  (IN) were later added as cosponsors.
                    On  January 12, 2015, the House of Representatives suspended
                  the rules and passed H.R. 203 by a vote of 403-0. On January 13,
                  2015, Senator McCain  introduced S. 167, the Clay Hunt Suicide
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