Servicemember Safety and Security Improvement Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/8/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-08Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-08 (00)
Servicemember Safety and Security Improvement Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Defense to instruct each military department to review its policies and procedures for reporting members of the Armed Forces who are absent without leave, on unauthorized absence, or missing.
Military installations must update the policies and procedures related to absent or missing service members with a focus on force protection, enhanced security for members living on base, and prioritizing the reporting of missing service members to local and federal law enforcement at the earliest reasonable time.
The commander of each military installation must establish a protocol for sharing information with local and federal law enforcement agencies about service members who are absent without leave, on unauthorized absence, or missing. Each military installation must submit the established protocol to the relevant installation command.
Cosponsors (12)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Michael Waltz (R-FL)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
- Jerry Carl (R-AL)
- Michael Turner (R-OH)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
Subjects
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Military facilities and property
- Military personnel and dependents
- Missing persons
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