H.R. 5198 · 117th Congress

To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a working group to review and recommend improvements to the casualty assistance program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Don Bacon
Introduced
2021-09-10
Latest action
2021-09-10 · Introduced in House

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish the Casualty Assistance Reform Working Group to, among other duties, create standards and training for casualty assistance officers across military departments. Casualty assistance officers are responsible for notifying families when a service member has died and providing other resources and support.