CLARIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS AND COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR INDEPENDENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE REVIEW COMMITTEE.

SEC. 733. CLARIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS AND COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR INDEPENDENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE REVIEW COMMITTEE. Section 738 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1801) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking “none of whom may be” and all that follows through the closing period and inserting “none of whom may be—” “(A) a member of an Armed Force; or “(B) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, unless the individual is a former member of an Armed Force.” . (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): “(f) Compensation.— “(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may compensate members of the committee established under subsection (a) for the work of such members for the committee. “(2) Exception.—A member of the committee established under subsection (a) who is a civilian employee of the Department of Defense and a former member of an Armed Force may not receive compensation under paragraph (1). “(3) Treatment of compensation.—A member of the committee established under subsection (a) who receives compensation under paragraph (1) shall not be considered a civilian employee of the Department of Defense for purposes of subsection (b)(3)(B).” .