H.R. 9247

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9247 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9247

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is 
available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as 
needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning 
services, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 10, 2026

Mrs. Houchin (for herself and Mr. Mrvan) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is 
available at each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
including outside the operating hours of such medical center, as 
needed, to accommodate a request for suicide prevention planning 
services, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Outreach Now: Timely Intervention 
for Mental Health Emergencies Act'' or the ``ON TIME Act''.

SEC. 2. STAFFING OF SUICIDE PREVENTION COORDINATORS AT THE DEPARTMENT 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) Suicide Prevention Coordinator Staffing.--Section 1720F of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
``(m) Suicide Prevention Coordinator Staffing.--The Secretary shall 
ensure that a suicide prevention coordinator is available at each 
medical center of the Department, including outside the operating hours 
of such medical center, as needed, to accommodate a request for suicide 
prevention planning services.''.
(b) Limitation on Additional Positions.--Subsection (m) of section 
1720F, as added by this section, does not authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to hire any additional full time equivalent positions.
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