Sec. 549B. PRIMARY PREVENTION WORKFORCE
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## SEC. 549B PRIMARY PREVENTION WORKFORCE **[**[10 U.S.C. 501 note](/us/usc/t10/s501)**]** ###
(a)Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Primary Prevention Workforce to provide a comprehensive and integrated program across the Department of Defense enterprise for 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)Primary Prevention Workforce Model ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report setting forth a holistic model for a dedicated and capable Primary Prevention Workforce in the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Elements The model required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: #####
(A)A description of Primary Prevention Workforce roles, responsibilities, and capabilities, including— ######
(i)the conduct of research and analysis; ######
(ii)advising all levels of military commanders and leaders; ######
(iii)designing and writing strategic and operational primary prevention policies and programs; ######
(iv)integrating and analyzing data; and ######
(v)implementing, evaluating, and adapting primary prevention programs and activities, to include developing evidence-based training and education programs for Department personnel that is appropriately tailored by rank, occupation, and environment. #####
(B)The design and structure of the Primary Prevention Workforce, including— ######
(i)consideration of military, civilian, and hybrid manpower options; ######
(ii)the comprehensive integration of the workforce from strategic to tactical levels of the Department of Defense and its components; and ######
(iii)mechanisms for individuals in workforce roles to report to and align with installation-level and headquarters personnel. #####
(C)Strategies, plans, and systematic approaches for recruiting, credentialing, promoting, and sustaining the diversity of work force roles comprising a professional workforce dedicated to primary prevention. #####
(D)The creation of a professional, primary prevention credential that standardizes a common base of education and experience across the prevention workforce, coupled with knowledge development and skill building requirements built into the career cycle of prevention practitioners such that competencies and expertise increase over time. #####
(E)Any other matter the Secretary of Defense determines necessary and appropriate to presenting an accurate and complete model of the Primary Prevention Workforce. ###
(c)Reports ####
(1)In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau each shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report detailing how the military services and the National Guard, as applicable, will adapt and implement the primary prevention workforce model set forth in the report required under subsection (b). ####
(2)Elements Each report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include a description of— #####
(A)expected milestones to implement the prevention workforce in the component at issue; #####
(B)challenges associated with implementation of the workforce and the strategies for addressing such challenges; and #####
(C)additional authorities that may be required to optimize implementation and operation of the workforce. ####
(3)Comptroller general report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that— #####
(A)compares the sexual harassment and prevention training of the Department of Defense with similar programs at other departments and agencies of the Federal Government; and #####
(B)includes relevant data collected by colleges and universities and other relevant outside entities on hazing and bullying and interpersonal and self-directed violence. ###
(d)Operating Capability Deadline The Primary Prevention Workforce authorized under this section shall attain initial operating capability in each military department and military service and in the National Guard by not later than the effective date specified in section 539C. ###
(e)Incorporation of Research and Findings The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the findings and conclusions from the primary prevention research agenda established under section 549A are regularly incorporated, as appropriate, within the primary prevention workforce established under subsection (a).
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PRIMARY PREVENTION WORKFORCE
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