S 2930 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Clay Hunt SAV Act

Introduced Nov 17, 2014 Originated Senate Sponsor John McCain R-AZ

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Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedNov 17, 2014
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act or the Clay Hunt SAV Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to each arrange for an independent third party evaluation of, respectively, the VA and DOD mental health care and suicide prevention programs.

Directs the VA Secretary to publish an Internet website that serves as a centralized source to provide veterans with regularly updated information regarding all of the VA's mental health care services.

Requires the VA Secretary and the DOD Secretary to enter into certain strategic relationships to facilitate:

  • the mental health referrals of members of the reserve components who have a service-connected disability and are being discharged or released from the Armed Forces,
  • timely behavioral health services for such members,
  • communication when such members are at risk for behavioral health reasons, and
  • the transfer of documentation for line-of-duty and fitness-for-duty determinations.

Requires the VA Secretary to carry out a three-year pilot program to repay the education loans relating to psychiatric medicine that are incurred by individuals who:

  • are eligible to practice psychiatric medicine in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) or are enrolled in the final year of a residency program leading to a specialty qualification in psychiatric medicine,
  • demonstrate a commitment to a long-term career as a psychiatrist in the VHA, and
  • agree to a period of obligated service with the VHA in the field of psychiatric medicine in exchange for the repayment of such loans.

Requires the DOD Secretary to submit to Congress a review of the staffing requirements for individual State National Guard Commands with respect to Directors of Psychological Health.

Authorizes the VA Secretary to collaborate with nonprofit mental health organizations to prevent suicide among veterans. Requires the collaborators to exchange training sessions, best practices, and other resources to enhance their suicide prevention efforts. Directs the Secretary to select a Director of Suicide Prevention Coordination within the VA to undertake any collaboration with nonprofit mental health organizations.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2014 to Dec 12, 2014; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalNov 17, 2014
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalNov 17, 2014
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalNov 17, 2014
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalNov 17, 2014
R-MORoy BluntOriginalNov 17, 2014
R-NVDean HellerNov 19, 2014
R-KSJerry MoranNov 19, 2014
D-AKMark BegichNov 19, 2014
D-ILRichard J. DurbinNov 20, 2014
R-NEMike JohannsDec 3, 2014
D-INJoe DonnellyDec 9, 2014
R-NHKelly AyotteDec 10, 2014
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandDec 10, 2014
R-ILMark KirkDec 10, 2014
D-NJRobert MenendezDec 10, 2014
D-MNAmy KlobucharDec 11, 2014
R-AZJeff FlakeDec 11, 2014
R-ALJeff SessionsDec 11, 2014
R-TXJohn CornynDec 11, 2014
D-NYCharles E. SchumerDec 12, 2014
D-RIJack ReedDec 12, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Nov 17, 2014

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 17, 2014Introduced in Senate
  2. Nov 17, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5059Clay Hunt SAV ActRelated billDec 10, 2014

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Clay Hunt SAV Act
Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 17, 2014Introduced in Senate

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