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HR 1463 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Defense Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents

Military Suicide Reduction Act

Introduced: April 10, 2013 Introduced by: Carson, André Democratic · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Suicide Reduction Act - Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide a one-on-one mental health assessment for each member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation once during each 180-day period of such deployment.

Requires that, if the Secretary determines that such assessment cannot be performed by personnel trained and certified to do so, the Secretary shall ensure that the assessment is conducted using an Internet-based questionnaire. Requires, in such case, that the commanding officer (CO) of such member also complete a separate questionnaire containing the CO's observations with respect to the mental health of that member. Requires such questionnaires to: (1) be reviewed and acted upon by trained and certified mental health personnel, and (2) be accorded appropriate privacy under requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

What's happening now April 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4