Defense Health Agency Prevention Services Enhancement Act
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to provide Congress with a briefing within 180 days on whether prevention services at military installations should be consolidated. These services include programs to prevent sexual assault, suicide, harassment, and domestic violence among military members and their families.
Who Benefits and How
Military service members and their dependents could potentially benefit from streamlined access to prevention services if consolidation moves forward. Congressional oversight is enhanced through the required briefing and cost estimates. The Defense Health Agency may benefit from improved coordination if consolidation proves feasible.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Defense and each military department (Army, Navy, Air Force) must conduct feasibility studies and prepare briefing materials. DoD staff must compile cost estimates and evaluate existing consolidation efforts. This is an administrative burden requiring staff time and resources, though relatively minor compared to substantive policy changes.
Key Provisions
- Requires a briefing to the House Armed Services Committee within 180 days of enactment
- Briefing must assess feasibility and advisability of consolidating prevention services
- Briefing must include cost estimates for consolidation
- Briefing must evaluate existing consolidation efforts and lessons learned
- "Covered prevention services" include sexual assault, suicide, harassment, and domestic violence prevention, plus related community-based prevention services
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on the feasibility of consolidating prevention services (sexual assault, suicide, harassment, domestic violence) into single facilities at each military installation.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Conduct feasibility study before potential consolidation of fragmented prevention services across military installations"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Military service members seeking prevention services
- Military dependents/families
- Defense Health Agency (if consolidation improves efficiency)
Likely Burden Bearers
- Department of Defense (administrative burden of conducting study and briefing)
- Military department secretaries (must consult and provide data)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_military_department"
- → Secretary of Army, Navy, or Air Force
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Services offered by the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a military department to a member of the Armed Forces or a dependent relating to: preventing sexual assault, suicide, harassment, domestic violence; and other related community-based prevention services.
As defined in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
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