; and (B) of such veterans, how many times did a veteran contact the Veterans Crisis Line prior to committing or attempting suicide. (7) The long-term efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line in preventing repeated suicide attempts and whether the efficacy is temporary, by determining, of the number of veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line and did not commit or attempt suicide during the following six-month period, the number who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line in crisis at a later time and thereafter did commit or attempt suicide. (8) Whether referral to mental health care affects the risk of suicide, by determining— (A) the number of veterans who contact the Veterans Crisis Line who are not referred to, or do not continue receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and (B) the number of veterans described in paragraph (1)(A) who commit or attempt suicide. (9) The efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line to promote continued mental health care in those veterans who are at high risk for suicide whose suicide was prevented, by determining, of the number of veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line and did not commit or attempt suicide soon thereafter, the number that begin and continue to receive mental health care furnished by the Secretary. (c) Data collection practices During the remaining time of the five-year period of study subsequent to the date of enactment, data shall be collected in no way differently than it had been collected during the previous portion of time under research. Data collection shall not be construed as being extended, contracted, or modified in any way due to this Act. (d) Submission Not later than March 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate the study under subsection (a). (e) Veterans crisis line defined In this section, the term Veterans Crisis Line means the toll-free hotline for veterans established under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code.