Bill > S793

This bill amends the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 to modify and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, which provides grants to support veteran suicide prevention efforts. The bill makes several key changes: it removes specific references to the President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide Task Force, allowing the VA Secretary more flexibility in selecting task force entities; increases the maximum grant amount from $750,000 to $1,250,000; adds new measures and metrics to ensure grant program effectiveness and accountability to Congress; requires annual briefings for VA medical centers near grant locations to improve coordination; extends the program's duration until September 30, 2028; increases funding authorization from $174 million to $285 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2028; and makes a technical correction to a subsection reference regarding eligible individuals. These modifications aim to enhance the VA's suicide prevention efforts by providing more resources, flexibility, and accountability in supporting veterans' mental health and preventing suicide.

Military Affairs and Security

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