S.Amdt. 3605

SA 3605. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. REQUIREMENT FOR VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
TO COLLECT INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATIONS
FOR AND RECEIPT OF BENEFITS BY SURVIVING
SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS WHO DIE BY
SUICIDE.

The Under Secretary for Benefits shall, in coordination
with the Under Secretary for Health, take such actions as may
be necessary to collect accurate data in order to determine
the rate of applications for and receipt of benefits by
surviving spouses and dependents of veterans who die by
suicide.
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