US Congress House Bill 1284 (Prior Session Legislation)

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May 18 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enhance the suicide prevention program of the Department of Defense (DOD) through the provision of suicide prevention information and resources to members of the Armed Forces from their initial enlistment or appointment through their final retirement or separation. Requires the Secretary of each military department (Secretary concerned) to include a training component on suicide prevention, which shall include: (1) methods for recognizing suicide risk factors; (2) protocols for responding to crisis situations involving members who may be at high risk for suicide; and (3) information about available suicide prevention services and best practices for suicide prevention. Directs the Secretary concerned to notify members of the the availability of and access to suicide prevention services during their preseparation counseling. Requires medical evaluations for the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury in members who were deployed overseas in support of a contingency operation to also include the provision of information on the availability of suicide prevention services and the member's right of access to such services.

Armed Forces Suicide Prevention Act of 2011

Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Deutch, Theodore E.
Rep Garamendi, John	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Kaptur, Marcy	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.
Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep McGovern, James P.	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Payne, Donald M.
Rep Rangel, Charles B.	Rep Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho	Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2011-03-31	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN01284:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1284ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1284ih.pdf