[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2184. Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cotton) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 752. PILOT PROGRAM ON PRE-PROGRAMMING OF SUICIDE 
                   PREVENTION RESOURCES INTO SMART DEVICES ISSUED 
                   TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Commencing not later than 120 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary--
       (1) pre-downloads the Virtual Hope Box application of the 
     Defense Health Agency, or successor application, on smart 
     devices individually issued to members of the Armed Forces;
       (2) pre-programs the National Suicide Hotline number and 
     Veterans Crisis Line number into the contacts for such 
     devices; and
       (3) provides training, as part of training on suicide 
     awareness and prevention conducted throughout the Department 
     of Defense, on the preventative resources described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program under this section for a two-year period.
       (c) Scope.--The Secretary shall determine the appropriate 
     scope of individuals participating in the pilot program under 
     this section to best represent each Armed Force and to ensure 
     a relevant sample size.
       (d) Identification of Other Resources.--In carrying out the 
     pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall 
     coordinate with the Director of the Defense Health Agency and 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify other useful 
     technology-related resources for use in the pilot program.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completing the 
     pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives a report on the pilot program.
       (f) Veterans Crisis Line Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``Veterans Crisis Line'' means the toll-free hotline for 
     veterans established under section 1720F(h) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
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