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S. 3013

Save Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2021

Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021

This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness within the Department of Defense (DOD) to evaluate and standardize DOD's suicide prevention efforts.

Specifically, the bill directs the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to collaborate with each military department to (1) develop and implement a process to ensure that individual nonclinical suicide prevention efforts are assessed for effectiveness, and (2) develop consistent suicide-related definitions for use throughout DOD. The bill also requires the use of such suicide-related definitions in any updated policies of DOD or each military department.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA](R-IA)Sponsor
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    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

    Armed Services Committee
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    Introduced in Senate

Save Our Ser­vice­mem­bers Act of 2021 — Informed