Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021
This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate and standardize DOD's suicide prevention efforts.
Specifically, the bill directs the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to collaborate with each military department to (1) develop and implement a process to ensure that individual nonclinical suicide prevention efforts are assessed for effectiveness, and (2) develop consistent suicide-related definitions for use throughout DOD. The bill also requires the use of such suicide-related definitions in any updated policies of DOD or each military department.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3013 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3013
To require the evaluation and standardization of suicide prevention
efforts by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 20, 2021
Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Crapo, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms. Collins, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Scott of Florida, Ms.
Hirono, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Risch, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Blunt,
Mr. King, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Ossoff, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Murkowski, Mr.
Wyden, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. Hyde-Smith)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To require the evaluation and standardization of suicide prevention
efforts by the Department of Defense, 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 ``Save Our Servicemembers Act of
2021''.
SEC. 2. EVALUATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall--
(1) direct the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to
collaborate with each Secretary of a military department--
(A) to develop and implement a process to ensure
that individual non-clinical suicide prevention efforts
are assessed for effectiveness among members of the
Armed Forces; and
(B) to develop consistent suicide-related
definitions to be used throughout the Department of
Defense;
(2) require the use of suicide-related definitions
developed under paragraph (1)(B) to be used in any updated
policies of the Department of Defense or any military
department; and
(3) enhance collaboration between the Defense Suicide
Prevention Office and the Psychological Health Center of
Excellence on the production of annual suicide reports to
minimize duplication of efforts by the Department of Defense.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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