On the recordJune 23, 2022
Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6411) to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6411 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Support The Resiliency of Our Nation's Great Veterans Act of 2022'' or the ``STRONG Veterans Act of 2022''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I--TRAINING TO SUPPORT VETERANS' MENTAL HEALTH Sec. 101. Mental health and suicide prevention outreach to minority veterans and American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Sec. 102. Expansion of Vet Center workforce. Sec. 103. Expansion of mental health training for Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 104. Expansion of scholarships and loan repayment programs for mental health providers. TITLE II--VETERANS CRISIS LINE Sec. 201. Veterans Crisis Line. Subtitle A--Veterans Crisis Line Training and Quality Management Sec. 211. Staff training. Sec. 212. Quality review and management. Sec. 213. Guidance for high-risk callers. Sec. 214. Oversight of training of social service assistants and clarification of job responsibilities.…





