,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #b1 #bjbf,mr4    
,arr+ton 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,dowell1   
,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4 ,van      
,epps1 & ,mr4 ,lawl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli%  
c]ta9 requirem5ts relat+ to wellness    
*ecks = ! heal? & welf>e ( c]ta9 memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,requirem5ts relat+ to wellness *ecks = 
heal? & welf>e ( c]ta9 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces  7a7 ,wellness *ecks  7#a7        
,wellness *ecks requir$ ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se %all issue su* regulations1     
policies1 & proc$ures z may be necess>y 
to require t1 :5ev] appropriate foll[+ a
 memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces su/a9+ any       
significant injury or illness or be+ on 
sick call1 a wellness *eck is conduct$  
to acc\nt = ! heal? & welf>e ( su*      
memb]4  7#b7 ,me?ods ( contact ,9       
conduct+ a wellness *eck = a memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71  

if ! memb] does n respond to su* *eck   
conduct$ via an electronic or telephone 
communication me?od1 ! individual       
conduct+ ! *eck %all progress to an     
9-p]son me?od ( contact4  7#c7 ,result (
 failure to locate ,if1 z a result ( a  
wellness *eck conduct$ pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#a7 = a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1
 ! individual conduct+ su* *eck is      
unable to locate su* memb]1 ! individual
 %all ref] to ! applicable regulations1 
policies1 & proc$ures ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se reg>d+ ! det]m9ation & report+ (
 su* memb] z miss+1 abs5t unkn[n1 abs5t 
)\t leave1 or duty /atus-:]eab\ts       
unkn[n4  7b7 ,implem5tation by unit     
comm&]s ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure t ea*   
unit comm&] coord9ates ) ! judge        
advocates assign$ or atta*$ to1 or p]=m+
 duty )1 ! unit "u ! comm& ( su* comm&] 
= assi/ance 9 ! implem5tation ( any     
regulation1 policy1 or proc$ure requir$ 
"u subsection 7a7 ) respect to su* unit4
  7c7 ,additional actions by unit       

comm&]s ,on a r\t9e basis1 ea* unit     
comm&] %all-- 7#a7 review ! requirem5ts 
conta9$ 9 ! docum5t titl$ ,comm&]'s     
,critical ,in=mation ,requirem5ts1 dat$ 
,janu>y #bjbj1 or su* successor docum5t1
 to ensure su* requirem5ts--  7,a7 h be5
 issu$ or updat$ dur+ ! ?ree-ye> p]iod  
prec$+ any su* review2  7,b7 reflect su*
 m$ical issues or safety incid5ts (     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces t ! comm&] deems 
suffici5tly significant2 &  7,c7 h be5  
di/ribut$ to ! unit "u ! comm& ( su*    
comm&]2 &  7#b7 ho/ confid5tial wellness
 meet+s ) subord9ate comm&]s at :i* su* 
comm&]s may discuss ) "o or m m$ical    
(fic]s assign$ to su* unit any          
significant injuries or illnesses       
affect+ memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ 9 or
 ) su* unit4  7d7 ,tra9+ c\rses ,ea*    
,secret>y conc]n$1 & ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se ) respect to civilian p]sonnel (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 %all develop &  
implem5t tra9+ c\rses to ensure ea*     
memb] ( an ,arm$ ,=ce "u ! jurisdiction 
( t ,secret>y 7or ea* civilian employee 

( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 respectively7  
is aw>e ( ! importance ( acc\ntability )
 respect to heal? & welf>e & ( !        
significant negative outcomes t may     
occur :5 acc\ntability proc$ures fail4  
,su* c\rses %all be (f]$ at lead]%ip &  
sup]visor tra9+s & %all include cont5t  
relat+ to ! conduct ( wellness *ecks 9  
accordance ) subsection 7a7 & o!r relat$
 actions4  7e7 ,secret>y conc]n$ def9$  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,secret>y conc]n$ 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#aja7;a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
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