Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Every State Counts for Veterans Mental Health Act”.
Every State Counts for Veterans Mental Health Act
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give priority in the consideration of suicide prevention grants to entities located in States that have not received such a grant, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Priority for Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention grant recipients in States in which a grant has not been awarded
Section 201(d) of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–171; 10 U.S.C. 1720F note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) Additional priority for States that have not received a grant
“(A) In general—The Secretary shall prioritizing consideration of any eligible entity located in a State in which an entity has applied but not received a grant under this section.
“(B) Scoring preference—If no entity in a particular State has received a grant under this section, the Secretary shall give all eligible entities in that State that apply for such a grant a scoring preference until at least one grant is awarded to an eligible entity in that State.”