Sec. 779. Suicide cluster: standardized definition for use by Department of Defense; congressional notification
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries concerned, shall develop, for use across the Armed Forces, a standardized definition for the term suicide cluster . Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, whenever the Secretary determines the occurrence of a suicide cluster (as that term is defined pursuant to subsection (a)) among members of the Armed Forces, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notification of such determination. In developing the definition under subsection
(a)and the process for submitting required notifications under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the Secretaries concerned. Not later than April 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the following: The methodology being used in the development of the definition under subsection (a). The progress made towards the development of the process for submitting required notifications under subsection (b). An estimated timeline for the implementation of this section. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means the following: The Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Codes.