H.R. 4504 · 113th Congress
DoD Suicide Tracking Act of 2014
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Niki Tsongas
- Introduced
- 2014-04-28
- Latest action
- 2014-07-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Summary
DoD Suicide Tracking Act of 2014 - Requires the the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to prescribe, and the Secretaries of the military departments and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the adjutants general to implement, a policy for the development of a standard method for collecting, reporting, and assessing suicide data and suicide-attempt data involving members of the National Guard and Reserves.
Requires the DOD Secretary to direct the Secretary of each military department to develop and implement a program to track, retain, and analyze information regarding suicides involving dependents of members of the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces.