H.R. 7678 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7678 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2020Mr. Brindisi (for himself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to direct the Secretary of Defense to include a description of programs to address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts in a report. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act. 2. Reports on suicide prevention programs and activities of the Department of Defense Section 741(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1467) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (J) A description of the programs carried out by the military departments to address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts. .