To direct each Secretary of a military department to conduct a review and update of any online information relating to suicide prevention or behavioral health.
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Summary
What This Bill Does: The Accurate Mental Health Resources for Our Servicemembers Act requires each military department (Army, Navy, Air Force) to review and update all suicide prevention and behavioral health information on their installation-level websites by August 1, 2027. Each Secretary must then certify to congressional defense committees that the information is accurate.
Who Benefits: Active-duty servicemembers gain access to current and accurate mental health contact information and resources. Military families benefit from reliable information. Servicemembers at risk of suicide benefit from up-to-date crisis resources that could save lives.
Who Bears the Burden: The Secretaries of each military department bear the administrative burden of reviewing all installation-level websites and certifying accuracy. Installation IT and communications staff must perform the actual updates.
Key Provisions: (1) Review all installation-level online suicide prevention and behavioral health information. (2) Update information including contact details for resources. (3) Certify accuracy to congressional defense committees. (4) Deadline: August 1, 2027.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs each Secretary of a military department to review and update all online information relating to suicide prevention and behavioral health on installation-level websites by August 1, 2027, and certify accuracy to congressional defense committees.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
Directs each Secretary of a military department to review and update all online information relating to suicide prevention and behavioral health on installation-level websites by August 1, 2027, and certify accuracy to congressional defense committees.
Policy Domains
Whole Bill — Military Mental Health Information Accuracy
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Active-duty servicemembers seeking mental health resources
- Military families needing accurate contact information
- Veterans and servicemembers at risk of suicide
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Secretaries of military departments (must review, update, and certify)
- Military installation IT and communications staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Hayes introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of each military department (Army, Navy, Air Force)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
As defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
As defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
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