Independent review aims to improve veteran safety and well-being.
To improve veteran safety, this bill would require an independent review of deaths by suicide, violent acts, and accidents over the past five years. The goal is to understand factors like medication and treatment. This aims to improve care and prevent future tragedies. Findings would be shared with Congress and the public.
Today, there is no required independent review by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine specifically looking into veteran deaths by suicide, violent acts, or accidents. If this bill becomes law, the Department of Veterans Affairs would be directed to arrange such a review, which would examine detailed information about medications, treatment practices, and data sharing among agencies. The findings would then be reported to Congress and made publicly available.
HR 136 · 119th Congress · January 3, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 7/10
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