[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8475 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8475

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2024

 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Explosive Ordnance 
Disposal Brain Health and Suicide Report Act of 2024''.

SEC. 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.
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