Daniel J. Harvey Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act
- Last Action
- 7/14/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- 2021-07-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
- 2021-04-22Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-22 (00)
Daniel J. Harvey Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly implement a five-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing specified counseling and services as part of the Transition Assistance Program for members of the Armed Forces as a means of reducing the incidence of suicide among veterans.
Specifically, the pilot program would involve a three-hour counseling module and the provision of contact information for a counseling or similar facility in the locality where the veteran intends to reside. Additionally, the participating veterans must submit medical records in connection with their service in the Armed Forces, regardless of whether they intend to file a claim for benefits for a service-connected disability.
Under the program, a social worker or behavioral health coordinator from the VA must contact the veteran within 90 days after the member is discharged or released from service to schedule a follow-up appointment.
At least 10 DOD Transition Assistance Centers must be jointly selected to carry out the pilot program.
Cosponsors (6)
- JAMES LANGEVIN (D-RI)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Neurological disorders
- Sex offenses
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' medical care
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