Sec. 5. Study on feasibility and advisability of creating a suicide prevention office of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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After the submittal by the Comptroller General of the United States to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives of the management review required under section 403 of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–171 ; 134 Stat. 810), which required a management review of the mental health and suicide prevention services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— review the findings and recommendations of the management review; and conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of creating a suicide prevention office of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the level of the Office of the Secretary that would elevate suicide prevention as a top priority across the entire Department, including with respect to the work and programs of the Veterans Benefits Administration and under partnerships with other entities, including other Federal agencies and non-governmental partners.
Not later than two years after the submittal by the Comptroller General of the management review described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report summarizing— any actions planned or taken, including reorganizations or changes to reporting or governance structures, in response to the management review, including any completion dates or targeted completion dates for any such actions; and the results of the study required under subsection (a)(2), which shall include an examination of the considerations for creating a suicide prevention office of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the level of the Office of the Secretary, including— benefits and potential drawbacks; projected costs and staffing needs, including new full-time equivalent employees and transferred full-time equivalent employees; and suggested organizational and leadership structure and principal activities and functions of the suicide prevention office.
In providing suggestions for organizational and leadership structure under the report under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), the Secretary shall— assess whether the suicide prevention office of the Department should be led by a political appointee, a career employee in a Senior Executive Service position (as defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code) or equivalent, or another position type; and detail which functions would remain in the current Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Veterans Health Administration, including an assessment of where management of the Veterans Crisis Line under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code, should reside.
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Study on feasibility and advisability of creating a suicide prevention office of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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