,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj ,mrs4
 ,trahan 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,speier1 and
 ,mr4 ,cisneros7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to issue guidance for the      
review of suicide events involving      
members of the ,armed ,forces1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,comprehensive 
,review of ,military ,suicide ,act4  #b4
 ,multidisciplinary board to evaluate   
suicide events  7a7 ,guidance required  
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall issue 
guidance that requires each suicide     
event involving a member of a covered   
,armed ,force to be reviewed by a       
multidisciplinary board established at  
the command or installation level4 ,such
 guidance shall require that1 for each  
suicide event reviewed by such a board1 
the board will--  7#a7 clearly define   

the objective1 purpose1 and outcome of  
the review2  7#b7 take a                
multidisciplinary approach to the review
 and include1 as part of the review     
process1 leaders of military units1     
medical and mental health professionals1
 and representatives of military        
criminal investigative organizations2   
7#c7 obtain the data necessary to make a
 comprehensive ,department of ,defense  
suicide event report submission2 and    
7#d7 take appropriate steps to protect  
and share information obtained from     
ongoing investigations into the event   
7such as medical and law enforcement    
reports74  7b7 ,implementation by       
covered ,armed ,forces ,not later than  
#ij days after the date on which the    
guidance is issued under subsection 7a71
 the chiefs of the covered ,armed       
,forces shall implement the guidance4   
7c7 ,progress report ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         

congressional defense committees a      
report on the progress of the ,secretary
 in implementing the guidance required  
under subsection 7a74  7d7 ,covered     
,armed ,forces defined ,in this section1
 the term covered ,armed ,forces means  
the ,army1 ,navy1 ,air ,force1 ,marine  
,corps1 and ,space ,force4