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In hope of more answers, the plan is part of the Senate's annual defense authorization bill up for debate in coming weeks.
The 10-member panel will offer a report on improvements to suicide prevention efforts within the armed forces early next year.
Veterans Affairs officials have hired hundreds of additional staffers to help with the increased workload.
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
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