Congress is expected to vote on two veteran’s affairs bills sometime next week. The Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act would require specific consideration of women veterans in mental health and suicide prevention programs, and the Career-Ready Student Veterans Act would specify requirements for the approval of educational assistance programs.

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The Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act, H.R. 2915, would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider effectiveness and highest satisfaction rates for women during their evaluation of mental health care and suicide prevention programs. The bill was amended in committee to include the text of the Classified Veterans Access to Care Act, H.R. 421, which would set a standard that veterans who served in classified missions are not asked to disclose classified information as a part of their mental health care.

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The Career-Ready Student Veterans Act, H.R. 2360, would add to the criteria for Veterans Affairs education assistance programs to approve non-accredited courses. It would require that any program designed to prepare for a licensed occupation in a state be approved by the state agency that requires the license, and that any program designed to prepare for certification in a state meet the instructional requirements of that state.

H.R. 2915 and H.R. 2360 passed in committee by voice vote, so it is unlikely they will be controversial in the House.