H.R. 1969

119 HR 1969 EH: No Wrong Door for Veterans Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1969
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend and reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Wrong Door for Veterans Act  .
2.
Reauthorization and improvement of Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program of Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
Duration
Section 201 of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–171 ;  38 U.S.C. 1720F  note) is amended, in subsection (j), by striking  the date that is three years after the date on which the first grant is awarded under this section  and inserting  September 30, 2026 .
(b)
Emergent suicide care
Such section is further amended—
(1)
in subsection (m)—
(A)
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
(B)
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):
(3)
Emergent suicide care
In the case of an eligible individual who receives suicide prevention services provided or coordinated by an eligible entity in receipt of a grant under this section, the eligible entity shall notify—
(A)
the eligible individual that the individual may be eligible for emergent suicide care under section 1720J of title 38, United States Code; and
(B)
the Secretary, if an eligible individual notified under subparagraph (A) elects to receive such emergent suicide care.
 ; and
(C)
in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking  (1) or (2)  and inserting  (1), (2), or (3) ; and
(2)
in subsection (n)—
(A)
by inserting  (1)
In general.—   before  When  and adjusting the margins accordingly; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2)
Time frame
If the Secretary does not provide services under paragraph (1) to an eligible individual during the 72-hour period following a referral under subsection (m), such eligible individual shall be treated as eligible for emergent suicide care under section 1720J of title 38, United States Code.
 .
(c)
Reauthorization
Such section is further amended, in subsection (p)—
(1)
by striking  section a total of $174,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2025.  and inserting  section— ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
(1)
a total of $174,000,000 for fiscal years 2021 through 2025; and
(2)
$52,500,000 for fiscal year 2026.
 .
(d)
Requirements for eligible entities
Such section is further amended, in subsection (q)(3)—
(1)
by inserting  an entity that has continuously provided mental health care or support services in the United States during the two-year period before the date on which the entity applies for a grant under this section and that is  after  means ;
(2)
in subparagraph (A), by striking  or foundation  and inserting  , foundation, or health care provider ; and
(3)
in subparagraph (E), by striking  A  and inserting  a .
(e)
Technical correction to definitions
Such section is further amended, in subsection (q)(5), by striking  Medical services  and inserting  The term  emergency treatment  means medical services .
(f)
Required use of certain screening protocol
Such section is further amended, in subsection (q)(11)(A)(ii), by inserting after  risk  the following:  , which in the case of a grant made on or after the date of the enactment of the  No Wrong Door for Veterans Act , shall be the Columbia Protocol (also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale) .
3.
Inclusion of adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and other recreational activities in medical services furnished to eligible veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in paragraph (6)(F)(i), by inserting  (including adaptive prostheses and terminal devices for sports and other recreational activities)  after  artificial limbs .
4.
Extension of certain limits on payments of pension
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking  November 30, 2031  and inserting  January 30, 2033 .
      Passed the House of Representatives May 22 (legislative day May 21), 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.