Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021”.
Save Our Servicemembers Act of 2021
A BILL
To require the evaluation and standardization of suicide prevention efforts by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Evaluation and standardization of suicide prevention efforts by the Department of Defense
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall—
direct the Defense Suicide Prevention Office to collaborate with each Secretary of a military department—
to develop and implement a process to ensure that individual non-clinical suicide prevention efforts are assessed for effectiveness among members of the Armed Forces; and
to develop consistent suicide-related definitions to be used throughout the Department of Defense;
require the use of suicide-related definitions developed under paragraph (1)(B) to be used in any updated policies of the Department of Defense or any military department; and
enhance collaboration between the Defense Suicide Prevention Office and the Psychological Health Center of Excellence on the production of annual suicide reports to minimize duplication of efforts by the Department of Defense.