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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4871 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4871

   To require a report and briefing on the impact of military sexual 
 trauma and intimate partner violence on suicidal ideation and suicide 
             for members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2026

  Ms. Smith (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
   To require a report and briefing on the impact of military sexual 
 trauma and intimate partner violence on suicidal ideation and suicide 
             for members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Personal Risk Assessments 
to Prevent Suicide Act''.

SEC. 2. 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, 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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Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide Act

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