Sec. 752. REVIEW AND REPORT ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES STATIONED AT REMOTE INSTALLATIONS OUTSIDE THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

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## SEC. 752 REVIEW AND REPORT ON PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES STATIONED AT REMOTE INSTALLATIONS OUTSIDE THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES ###

(a)Review Required The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of efforts by the Department of Defense to prevent suicide among covered members. ###

(b)Elements of Review The review conducted under subsection

(a)shall include an assessment of each of the following: ####

(1)Current policy guidelines of the Armed Forces on the prevention of suicide among covered members. ####

(2)Current suicide prevention programs and activities of the Armed Forces provided to covered members and their dependents, including programs provided by the Defense Health Program and the Defense Suicide Prevention Office. ####

(3)The integration of mental health screenings and efforts relating to suicide risk and suicide prevention for covered members and their dependents into the delivery of primary care for such members and dependents. ####

(4)The standards for responding to attempted or completed suicides among covered members and their dependents, including guidance and training to assist commanders in addressing incidents of attempted or completed suicide that occur within their units. ####

(5)The standards regarding data collection for covered members and their dependents, including the collection of data on factors that relate to suicide, such as domestic violence and child abuse. ####

(6)The means used to ensure the protection of privacy of covered members and their dependents who seek or receive treatment relating to suicide prevention. ####

(7)The availability of information from indigenous populations on suicide prevention for covered members who are members of such a population. ####

(8)The availability of information from graduate research programs of institutions of higher education on suicide prevention for members of the Armed Forces. ####

(9)Such other matters as the Comptroller General considers appropriate in connection with the prevention of suicide among covered members and their dependents. ###

(c)Briefing and Report The Comptroller General shall— ####

(1)not later than October 1, 2021, brief the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on preliminary observations relating to the review under subsection (a); and ####

(2)not later than March 1, 2022, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of such review. ###

(d)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “covered installation” means a remote installation of the Department of Defense located outside the contiguous United States. ####

(2)The term “covered member” means a member of the Armed Forces who is stationed at a covered installation.