,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbf,mr4 
,arrington 7for himself1 ,mr4           
,mc,dowell1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,rose1    
,mr4 ,van ,epps1 and ,mr4 ,lawler7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish     
certain requirements relating to        
wellness checks for the health and      
welfare of certain members of the ,armed
 ,forces1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,requirements relating to wellness      
checks for health and welfare of certain
 members of the ,armed ,forces  7a7     
,wellness checks  7#a7 ,wellness checks 
required ,the ,secretary of ,defense    
shall issue such regulations1 policies1 
and procedures as may be necessary to   
require that1 whenever appropriate      
following a member of the ,armed ,forces
 sustaining any significant injury or   
illness or being on sick call1 a        
wellness check is conducted to account  

for the health and welfare of such      
member4  7#b7 ,methods of contact ,in   
conducting a wellness check for a member
 of the ,armed ,forces pursuant to      
paragraph 7#a71 if the member does not  
respond to such check conducted via an  
electronic or telephone communication   
method1 the individual conducting the   
check shall progress to an in-person    
method of contact4  7#c7 ,result of     
failure to locate ,if1 as a result of a 
wellness check conducted pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a7 for a member of the      
,armed ,forces1 the individual          
conducting such check is unable to      
locate such member1 the individual shall
 refer to the applicable regulations1   
policies1 and procedures of the         
,department of ,defense regarding the   
determination and reporting of such     
member as missing1 absent unknown1      
absent without leave1 or duty           
status-whereabouts unknown4  7b7        
,implementation by unit commanders ,in  
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        

,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that
 each unit commander coordinates with   
the judge advocates assigned or attached
 to1 or performing duty with1 the unit  
under the command of such commander for 
assistance in the implementation of any 
regulation1 policy1 or procedure        
required under subsection 7a7 with      
respect to such unit4  7c7 ,additional  
actions by unit commanders ,on a routine
 basis1 each unit commander shall-- 7#a7
 review the requirements contained in   
the document titled ,commander's        
,critical ,information ,requirements1   
dated ,january #bjbj1 or such successor 
document1 to ensure such requirements-- 
7,a7 have been issued or updated during 
the three-year period preceding any such
 review2  7,b7 reflect such medical     
issues or safety incidents of members of
 the ,armed ,forces that the commander  
deems sufficiently significant2 and     
7,c7 have been distributed to the unit  
under the command of such commander2 and
  7#b7 host confidential wellness       

meetings with subordinate commanders at 
which such commanders may discuss with  
one or more medical officers assigned to
 such unit any significant injuries or  
illnesses affecting members of the      
,armed ,forces serving in or with such  
unit4  7d7 ,training courses ,each      
,secretary concerned1 and the ,secretary
 of ,defense with respect to civilian   
personnel of the ,department of         
,defense1 shall develop and implement   
training courses to ensure each member  
of an ,armed ,force under the           
jurisdiction of that ,secretary 7or each
 civilian employee of the ,department of
 ,defense1 respectively7 is aware of the
 importance of accountability with      
respect to health and welfare and of the
 significant negative outcomes that may 
occur when accountability procedures    
fail4 ,such courses shall be offered at 
leadership and supervisor trainings and 
shall include content relating to the   
conduct of wellness checks in accordance
 with subsection 7a7 and other related  

actions4  7e7 ,secretary concerned      
defined ,in this section1 the term      
,secretary concerned has the meaning    
given such term in section #aja7;a7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4