,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bj1 #bjbj,mr4 
,brindisi 7for himself and ,mr4 ,katko7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 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 report4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,mental ,health ,stigma   
,reduction ,act4  #b4 ,reports on       
suicide prevention programs and         
activities of the ,department of        
,defense ,section #gda7;a77#b7 of the   
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbj 7,public ,law   
#aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4 #adfg7 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,j7 ,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
 thoughts4  4