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HR 1089 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Asia Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Health promotion and preventive care Iraq Mental health Middle East Military medicine Military operations and strategy National Guard and reserves

Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act

Introduced: March 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that each of the following individuals receive, at least once every 90 days, a telephone call from properly-trained DOD personnel to determine their emotional, psychological, medical, and career needs and concerns: (1) members of the Individual Ready Reserve who deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq in support of a contingency operation, (2) a member of a reserve component who the Secretary determines is an individual mobilization augmentee who has so deployed, or (3) a member of the inactive National Guard.

Requires the person making the call to refer a member identified as being at-risk of self-caused harm to the nearest military medical treatment facility or accredited TRICARE (a DOD managed health care program) provider for immediate evaluation and necessary treatment. Directs the Secretary to refer such member to a private provider upon determining that such provider will ensure that the member will receive treatment and assistance without delay.

Requires annual reports from the Secretary to Congress on the number of members so referred, their health and career status, and any situations that may be impeding the counseling calls from reaching all appropriate members.

Requires a one-time report from the Comptroller General to Congress on suicide among such members.

Directs the Secretary to develop, evaluate, and more widely disseminate programs that promote: (1) connectivity between members of the Armed Forces and their family, peers, and immediate chain of command; and (2) suicide risk identification and response, with particular emphasis on members of reserve components.

What's happening now March 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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