[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3118-S3119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5979. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 appropriate place in title VII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 7___. REPORT AND BRIEFING ON IMPACT OF MILITARY SEXUAL 
                   TRAUMA AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON 
                   SUICIDAL IDEATION AND SUICIDE FOR MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act,

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     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
     the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
     the House of Representatives and publish on a publicly 
     available website a report, and provide to such committees a 
     briefing, on how experiencing military sexual trauma or 
     intimate partner violence affects the risk of suicidal 
     ideation and suicide for members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans.
       (b) Incorporation Into Clinical Practice Guidelines.--Not 
     later than one year after the publication of the report 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall incorporate findings on 
     military sexual trauma and intimate partner violence, 
     including the results of the report, as risk factors for 
     suicide and suicidal ideation into the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines 
     for Assessment and Management of Patients At Risk For 
     Suicide, or similar successor guidelines.
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