,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bc1 #bjbd,mr4 
,arr+ton introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,army to provide an annual brief+ reg>d+
 ! acc\ntability ( an ,army comm&] to   
ensure ! welf>e ( p]sonnel "u !         
jurisdiction ( su* comm&]4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,smitty 
,*eck ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,annual brief+ 
on ! acc\ntability ( ,army comm&]s to   
ensure ! welf>e ( p]sonnel "u _!        
jurisdiction ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #ca1   
#bjbe1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,army %all provide to ! ,committees  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives a brief+ reg>d+--  7#a7 
h[ ! ,secret>y has implem5t$ guidance   
issu$ on ,febru>y #e1 #bjbd1 titl$      
,acc\ntability & ,welf>e ( ,soldi]s &   
,,da ,civilians t re/at$ & emphasiz$ !  
policies ( ! ,army reg>d+ !             
responsibility ( comm&]s to *eck on !   

heal? & welf>e ( p]sonnel1 p>ticul>ly   
foll[+ an injury or significant m$ical  
incid5t2  7#b7 :e!r su* implem5tation   
includes a p5alty = failure to foll[ su*
 guidance2 &  7#c7 ! me?ods ! ,secret>y 
uses to ensure t appropriate m$ical     
protocols are foll[$4