Explosive Ordnance Disposal Brain Health and Suicide Report Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-8475
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2024-05-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Explosive Ordnance Disposal Brain Health and Suicide Report Act of 2024</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to report on the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, and death by suicide specific to explosive ordnance disposal personnel.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8475 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2024 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the correlation between service in the Armed Forces conducting explosive ordnance disposal and post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and suicide.

1. Short title (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Brain Health and Suicide Report Act of 2024 . 2. Report on correlation between military service in explosive ordnance disposal and post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and suicide (a) Reporting requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a report to Congress on the effects of PTSD, TBI, and death by suicide, specific to EOD personnel that includes— (1) a review of suicide data specific to EOD personnel from the Department’s Suicide Prevention Office for the last 5 years; (2) an assessment of any trends in PTSD and/or TBI in death by suicide in the EOD community; (3) recommendations for policies or initiatives that could improve health care for EOD personnel with specific regard to PTSD, TBI, and prevention of suicide; (4) ongoing efforts by the Department to provide support for EOD personnel; and (5) a detailed list of any additional resources that Congress could provide to support EOD personnel in an effort to reduce the frequency and the effects of PTSD, TBI, and death by suicide. (c) Effective date The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.