SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENT OF SUICIDE PREVENTION PRO-
GRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ENHANCEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take appropriate actions to enhance the suicide prevention 
program of the Department of Defense through the provi-
sion of suicide prevention information and resources to 
members of the Armed Forces from their initial enlistment 
or appointment through their final retirement or separa-
tion. 
(b) COOPERATIVE EFFORT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall develop suicide prevention information and re-
sources in consultation with— 
(1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Na-
tional Institute of Mental Health, and the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of 
the Department of Health and Human Services; and 
(2) to the extent appropriate, institutions of 
higher education and other public and private enti-
ties, including international entities, with expertise 
regarding suicide prevention. 
SEC. 3. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING COMPONENT DUR-
ING RECRUIT BASIC TRAINING. 
(a) ARMY.— 
(1) TRAINING REQUIRED.—Chapter 401 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 4320 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 4320a. Recruit basic training: availability of sui-
cide prevention resources 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—As part of the initial entry 
training program of the Army that constitutes the basic 
training of new recruits, the Secretary of the Army shall 
include a training component on suicide prevention. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The suicide prevention training 
component shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Methods for recognizing risk factors for 
suicide. 
‘‘(2) Protocols for responding to crisis situa-
tions involving members who may be at high risk for 
suicide. 
‘‘(3) Information about suicide prevention serv-
ices available to members, including toll-free hotlines 
and Internet resources. 
‘‘(4) Information on best practices for suicide 
prevention.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 4320 
the following new item: 
‘‘4320a. Recruit basic training: availability of suicide prevention resources.’’. 
(b) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.— 
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(1) TRAINING
REQUIRED.—Chapter 602 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 6933. Recruit basic training: availability of suicide 
prevention resources 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—As part of the initial entry 
training program of the Navy and the Marine Corps that 
constitutes the basic training of new recruits, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall include a training component on 
suicide prevention. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The suicide prevention training 
component shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Methods for recognizing risk factors for 
suicide. 
‘‘(2) Protocols for responding to crisis situa-
tions involving members who may be at high risk for 
suicide. 
‘‘(3) Information about suicide prevention serv-
ices available to members, including toll-free hotlines 
and Internet resources. 
‘‘(4) Information on best practices for suicide 
prevention.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘602. Recruit basic training: availability of suicide prevention resources.’’. 
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(c) AIR FORCE.— 
(1) TRAINING
REQUIRED.—Chapter 901 of 
such title is amended by inserting after section 9320 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9320a. Recruit basic training: availability of sui-
cide prevention resources 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—As part of the initial entry 
training program of the Air Force that constitutes the 
basic training of new recruits, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall include a training component on suicide pre-
vention. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—The suicide prevention training 
component shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Methods for recognizing risk factors for 
suicide. 
‘‘(2) Protocols for responding to crisis situa-
tions involving members who may be at high risk for 
suicide. 
‘‘(3) Information about suicide prevention serv-
ices available to members, including toll-free hotlines 
and Internet resources. 
‘‘(4) Information on best practices for suicide 
prevention.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
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by inserting after the item relating to section 4320 
the following new item: 
‘‘4320a. Recruit basic training: availability of suicide prevention resources.’’. 
SEC. 4. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO SUI-
CIDE 
PREVENTION 
RESOURCES 
DURING 
PRESEPARATION COUNSELING. 
Section 1142(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘and the availability to the member and the member’s 
family of the suicide prevention resources described in sec-
tion 1177(d) of this title’’. 
SEC. 5. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AND ACCESS TO SUI-
CIDE 
PREVENTION 
RESOURCES 
DURING 
MEDICAL EXAMINATION TO EVALUATE A DI-
AGNOSIS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS-
ORDER OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. 
Section 1177 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF SUICIDE PREVENTION RE-
SOURCES.—(1) The medical examination required by sub-
section (a) shall include the provision of information to 
the member regarding the availability of the suicide pre-
vention resources described in paragraph (2) and the right 
of the member to access such resources. 
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‘‘(2) The suicide prevention resources available under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) Methods for recognizing risk factors for 
suicide. 
‘‘(B) Protocols for responding to crisis situa-
tions involving members who may be at high risk for 
suicide. 
‘‘(C) Information about suicide prevention serv-
ices available to members, including toll-free hotlines 
and Internet resources. 
‘‘(D) Information on best practices for suicide 
prevention.’’. 
Æ 
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