Sec. 742. Comprehensive strategy on force resilience of the Department of Defense
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Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives and publish a comprehensive strategy on force resilience that provides a proactive, intentional approach to holistic health within the Total Force Fitness framework of the Department of Defense. Such strategy shall include the following: Priorities and objectives determined by the Secretary. Assessments of the effectiveness of current models, including the Holistic Health and Fitness model, and focusing on other models that are data-driven and evidence-based.
Implementation of the recommendation in the Report to Congress on the Department of Defense Plan to Achieve the Vision of the DoD Task Force on Mental Health, dated September 19, 2007, to provide embedded health care and support professional in high-risk units. Provision of care in all health domains. A reevaluation of operational requirements to ensure that embedded positions are appropriately billeted, funded, trained, and deployable (if deemed necessary). Participation of the prevention workforce of the Department.
Not later than 90 days after publishing the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall implement such strategy. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report not less than once each year on the progress of the implementation of the strategy until the Secretary determines all objectives of the strategy have been achieved. Each such report shall include the following: Challenges or barriers to implementation of the strategy.
An assessment of the effectiveness of the embedded health care professionals and support professionals. Any workforce challenges in finding qualified trained professionals to implement elements of the strategy. Improvements to the strategy implemented by the Secretary. In this section: The term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. The term health care professional includes a psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, nurse practitioner, or mental health technician.
The term high-risk unit means a unit of a covered Armed Force that the Secretary of the military department concerned determines is exposed to high levels of stress, trauma, and operational tempo, and is more likely to experience negative health outcomes. The term support professional means trained a professional in a field that immediately supports force resilience, such as a chaplain, nutritionist, athletic trainer, or financial counselor.