S.Amdt. 2600

SA 2600. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

SEC. 558. REPORT ON SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND
ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
THEIR FAMILIES.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 240 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of
the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the programs and activities of the Department of
Defense and the Armed Forces for the prevention of suicide
among members of the Armed Forces (including the reserve
components) and their families.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of the current programs and activities of
the Department and the Armed Forces for the prevention of
suicide among members of the Armed Forces and their families.
(2) An assessment whether the programs and activities
described pursuant to paragraph (1)--

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(A) are evidence-based and incorporate best practices
identified in peer-reviewed medical literature;
(B) are appropriately resourced; and
(C) deliver outcomes that are appropriate relative to peer
activities and programs (including those undertaken in the
civilian community and in military forces of other
countries).
(3) A description and assessment of any impediments to the
effectiveness of such programs and activities.
(4) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General
considers appropriate for improvements to such programs and
activities.
(5) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General
considers appropriate for additional programs and activities
for the prevention of suicide among members of the Armed
Forces and their families.
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