,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #haj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,donnelly introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a
 pilot program on an onl9e comput]iz$   
assessm5t to enhance detection (        
behaviors indicat+ a risk ( suicide &   
o!r m5tal heal? conditions 9 memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,jacob ,sexton ,milit>y ,suicide        
,prev5tion ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,pilot    
program on onl9e comput]iz$ assessm5t to
 enhance detection ( behaviors indicat+ 
a risk ( suicide & o!r m5tal heal?      
conditions 9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 
7#a7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs & ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control 
& ,prev5tion1 at lea/ #cj1acg memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans h committ$       
suicide s9ce ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se began
 closely track+ ^! incid5ts 9 #bjji4    

7#b7 ,9 #bjab alone1 approximately #cdi 
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ !       
,national ,gu>d & ,res]ve1 committ$     
suicide1 :i* is m ?an ! total numb] (   
memb]s :o di$ 9 combat op]ations 9      
#bjab4 ,?is numb] does n include ! m ?an
 #f1jjj vet]ans :o committ$ suicide 9   
#bjab4  7#c7 ,dur+ a ,m>* #ba1 #bjac1   
he>+ ( ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 ,jacquel9e   
,g>rick1 act+ director ( ! ,def5se      
,suicide ,prev5tion ,(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se 7,,dpso71 /at$ t less ?an    
half ( ! suicide victims _h deploy$1 &  
few 7 involv$ 9 combat4 ,?is /atem5t is 
consi/5t ) curr5t rese>*1 :i* has %[n   
o!r risk factors1 su* z relation%ips1   
legal or f9ancial issues & alcohol or   
drug usage play a l>g] role ?an a       
memb]'s deploym5t hi/ory4 ,g>rick also  
told ! ,committee t _m ( ^! suicidal    
victims did n communicate _! int5t1 nor 
did !y h kn[n behavioral heal? hi/ories4
  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (  
,congress t1 z ! ,unit$ ,/ates draws d[n

 combat op]ations 9 ,afghani/an1 !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se %\ld cont9ue to seek
 to id5tify tools to assi/ 9 !          
id5tification ( behavior indicat+ a risk
 suicide 9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7c7 
,pilot program requir$ ,! ,secret>y (   
,def5se %all c>ry out a pilot program to
 assess ! feasibility & advisability (  
us+ an onl9e comput]iz$ assessm5t to    
assi/ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 9 detect+   
behaviors 9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ce t     
indicate a risk ( suicide or o!r m5tal  
heal? conditions4  7d7 ,p>ticipat+      
memb]s ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out !     
pilot program us+ ! foll[+1 z select$ by
 ! ,secret>y at r&om = purposes ( !     
pilot program3  7#a7 #a1jjj memb]s ( !  
regul> compon5t ( ! ,army4  7#b7 #a1jjj 
memb]s ( ! regul> compon5t ( ! ,navy4   
7#c7 #a1jjj memb]s ( ! regul> compon5t (
 ! ,air ,=ce4  7#d7 #a1jjj memb]s ( !   
regul> compon5t ( ! ,m>9e ,corps4  7#e7 
#ejj memb]s ( ! ,army ,res]ve4  7#f7    
#ejj memb]s ( ! ,army ,national ,gu>d ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#g7 #ejj memb]s ( !  

,navy ,res]ve4  7#h7 #ejj memb]s ( !    
,air ,=ce ,res]ve4  7#i7 #ejj memb]s ( !
 ,air ,national ,gu>d ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  7#aj7 #ejj memb]s ( ,m>9e ,corps      
,res]ve4  7e7 ,onl9e comput]iz$         
assessm5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out !
 pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all require
 ea* memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces select$ to   
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program to und]take
 two onl9e comput]iz$ assessm5ts4  7#b7 
,elem5ts ,! assessm5ts "u ?is subsection
 %all be design$ to obta9 su* in=mation 
on behaviors t indicate a risk ( suicide
 or o!r m5tal heal? conditions z !      
,secret>y %all include 9 ! assessm5ts = 
purposes ( ! pilot program1 includ+1 b n
 limit$ to1 "w p]=mance1 use & abuse (  
alcohol & o!r sub/ances1 f9ancial       
matt]s1 & relation%ip & social matt]s4  
7#c7 ,tim+ ,! assessm5ts "u ?is         
subsection %all be und]tak5 by a memb]  
at ! same "t ! memb] und]takes ea* ( !  
fir/ two annual p]iodic heal? assessm5ts
 7,p,h,as7 9 connection ) s]vice 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces t are requir$ ( ! memb] by !

 ,dep>tm5t aft] ! selection ( ! memb] = 
p>ticipation 9 ! pilot program4  7f7    
,comm& que/ionnaires  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,at 
! same "t a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces       
und]takes an onl9e comput]iz$ assessm5t 
"u subsection 7e71 ! memb] ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces fir/ sup]ior to su* memb] 9 ! *a9 
( comm& %all und]take a que/ionnaire on 
! behavior ( su* memb]1 includ+1 b n    
limit$ to1 behavior t indicates a risk (
 suicide or o!r m5tal heal? conditions4 
7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! que/ionnaires "u ?is   
subsection %all be design$ to obta9     
in=mation on ! memb]s cov]$ by !        
que/ionnaires s z to v]ify ! accuracy ( 
! in=mation provid$ by su* memb]s 9     
und]tak+ assessm5ts "u subsection 7e74  
7g7 ,ref]ral ,z "p ( pilot program1 !   
,secret>y %all ensure t any memb] ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces det]m9$ to h behavior       
indicat+ a risk ( suicide or ano!r m5tal
 heal? condition is ref]r$ to an        
appropriate m5tal heal? c>e provid] =   
fur!r assessm5t1 c>e1 & s]vices 9       
accordance ) applicable proc$ures4  7h7 

,control gr\ps ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot     
program1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% "o or 
m control gr\ps ^: behavior & exp]i5ces 
dur+ ! c\rse ( ! pilot program p]mit    
comp>ison ) ! behavior & exp]i5ces (    
memb]s p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program4    
,ea* control gr\p %all consi/ ( su*     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces z ! ,secret>y    
%all id5tify = purposes ( ! pilot       
program4  7i7 ,privacy matt]s  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! privacy ( any m$ical or o!r    
in=mation obta9$ on memb]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces "u ?is section %all be protect$ 9 
accordance ) ! laws on privacy          
applicable to su* in=mation4  7#b7      
,prohibition on c]ta9 uses ,no in=mation
 obta9$ on a memb] "u ?is section may be
 us$ 9 det]m9+ ! promotion or advancem5t
 ( ! memb] or any o!r b5efit = :i* !    
memb] may be eligible4  7#c7 ,exclusion 
( p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation f     
reports ,no p]sonally id5tifiable       
in=mation on memb]s may be includ$ 9 any
 report "u subsection 7j74  7j7 ,report 
7#a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj   

days aft] ! date on :i* all ! memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot       
program h complet$ bo? ( ! onl9e        
comput]iz$ assessm5ts requir$ by        
subsection 7e7 = purposes ( ! pilot     
program1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
appropriate committees ( ,congress a    
report on ! pilot program4  7#b7        
,elem5ts ,! report "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a description 
( ! pilot program1 includ+ a detail$    
description ( ! assessm5ts us$ =        
purposes ( subsection 7e7 & !           
que/ionnaires us$ = purposes (          
subsection 7f74  7,b7 ,a summ>y ( !     
v>i\s behaviors detect$ ?r\gh !         
assessm5ts & que/ionnaires4  7,c7 ,a    
description ( ! numb] ( memb]s id5tifi$ 
z be+ at risk ( suicide or o!r m5tal    
heal? conditions1 & an assessm5t ( !    
correlation betwe5 ! risks id5tifi$ & ! 
v>i\s behaviors detect$4  7,d7 ,if c>e &
 s]vices 7 provid$ to memb]s pursuant to
 subsection 7g71 a description ( su* c>e
 & s]vices & an assessm5t ( !           

effectiv5ess ( su* c>e & s]vices4  7,e7 
,a description ( ! numb] ( memb]s       
p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program :o committ$
 suicide4  7,f7 ,a description ( !      
control gr\ps e/abli%$ pursuant to      
subsection 7h71 & a comp>ative analysis 
( ! behavior & exp]i5ces ( memb]s ( su* 
control gr\ps dur+ ! pilot program ) !  
behavior & exp]i5ces ( memb]s p>ticipat+
 9 ! pilot program1 includ+ on matt]s   
relat+ to suicidal ideations1 suicides  
attempt$1 & suicides committ$4  7,g7 ,a 
comp>ative analysis ( ! rate ( suicide  
among memb]s p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot       
program1 memb]s ( ! control gr\ps       
e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7h71 & !
 g5]al population ( ea* ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4
  7,h7 ,su* recomm5dations = ext5sion or
 expansion ( ! pilot program z !        
,secret>y consid]s appropriate 9 light (
 ! pilot program1 includ+ recomm5dations
 on ! feasibility & advisability (      
incorporat+ ! onl9e comput]iz$          
assessm5ts "u ! pilot program 9 ! onl9e 
que/ionnaire ( ! annual p]iodic heal?   

assessm5ts 7,,pha7 9 connection ) s]vice
 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces t are requir$ by !     
,dep>tm5t4  7k7 ,appropriate committees 
( ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
means--  7#a7 ! ,committee on ,arm$     
,s]vices & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices & !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4