Sec. 747. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF LOW RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ON OPERATIONAL TEMPO AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
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## SEC. 747 REPORT ON EFFECTS OF LOW RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ON OPERATIONAL TEMPO AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ###
(a)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the effects of low recruitment and retention on the Armed Forces. ###
(b)Matters The report under subsection
(a)shall include an assessment of the following: ####
(1)The effect of low recruitment on the tempo for operational units during the previous five years, including with respect to deployed units and units in pre-deployment training. ####
(2)Whether the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the retention of members of the Armed Forces, including with respect to deployed units and units in pre-deployment training. ####
(3)How the rate of operational tempo during the previous five years has affected the number of mental health visits of members of the Armed Forces serving in such units. ####
(4)How the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the number of suicides occurring within such units. ####
(5)Whether the rate of operational tempo during the pervious five years has affected the number of musculoskeletal and related injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces serving in such units. ####
(6)The type or types of military occupational specialties most affected by low recruitment. ####
(7)Lessons learned in the process of gathering data for the report under this section. ####
(8)Any policy or legislative recommendations to mitigate the effect of low recruitment on the operational tempo of the Armed Forces.