DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

SEC. 533. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM. (a) [10 U.S.C. 1071 note] Program Enhancement.—The Secretary of Defense shall take appropriate actions to enhance the suicide prevention program of the Department of Defense through the provision of suicide prevention information and resources to members of the Armed Forces from their initial enlistment or appointment through their final retirement or separation. (b) [10 U.S.C. 1071 note] Cooperative Effort.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop suicide prevention information and resources in consultation with— (1) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services; and (2) to the extent appropriate, institutions of higher education and other public and private entities, including international entities, with expertise regarding suicide prevention. (c) Preseparation Counseling Regarding Suicide Prevention Resources.—Section 1142(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period the following: “and the availability to the member and dependents of suicide prevention resources following separation from the armed forces”.