Sec. 549A. ANNUAL PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA
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## SEC. 549A ANNUAL PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA **[**[10 U.S.C. 1561 note](/us/usc/t10/s1561)**]** ###
(a)In General Beginning on October 1, 2022, and annually on the first day of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall publish a Department of Defense research agenda for that fiscal year, focused on the primary prevention of interpersonal and self-directed violence, including sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic violence, child abuse and maltreatment, problematic juvenile sexual behavior, suicide, workplace violence, and substance misuse. ###
(b)Elements Each annual primary prevention research agenda published under subsection
(a)shall— ####
(1)identify research priorities for that fiscal year; ####
(2)assign research projects and tasks to the military departments and other components of the Department of Defense, as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate; ####
(3)allocate or direct the allocation of appropriate resourcing for each such project and task; and ####
(4)be directive in nature and enforceable across all components of the Department of Defense, including with regard to— #####
(A)providing for timely access to records, data and information maintained by any component of the Department of Defense that may be required in furtherance of an assigned research project or task; #####
(B)ensuring the sharing across all components of the Department of Defense of the findings and the outcomes of any research project or task; and #####
(C)any other matter determined by the Secretary of Defense. ###
(c)Guiding Principles The primary prevention research agenda should, as determined by the Secretary of Defense— ####
(1)reflect a preference for research projects and tasks with the potential to yield or contribute to the development and implementation of actionable primary prevention strategies in the Department of Defense; ####
(2)include a focus on whether and to what extent sub-populations of the military community may be targeted for interpersonal violence more than others; ####
(3)seek to identify factors that influence the prevention, perpetration, and victimization of interpersonal and self-directed violence; ####
(4)seek to improve the collection and dissemination of data on hazing and bullying related to interpersonal and self-directed violence; ####
(5)be integrated, so as to discover or test cross-cutting interventions across the spectrum of interpersonal and self-directed violence; ####
(6)incorporate collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State governments, academia, industry, federally funded research and development centers, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations outside of the Department of Defense, including civilian institutions that conduct similar data-driven studies, collection, and analysis; and ####
(7)minimize unnecessary duplication of effort. ###
(d)Budgeting The Secretary of Defense shall create a unique Program Element for and shall prioritize recurring funding to ensure the continuity of research pursuant to the annual primary prevention research agenda.
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ANNUAL PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA
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