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‘‘§ 1105b. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diag-
nosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Reha-
bilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress Dis-
order
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish within the Department of Defense a center of excel-
lence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment,
and rehabilitation of post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), including mild, moderate, and severe post-trau-
matic stress disorder, to carry out the responsibilities speci-
fied in subsection (c). The center shall be known as a ‘Center
of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treat-
ment, and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress Dis-
order’.
‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary shall ensure that
the Center collaborates to the maximum extent practicable
with the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Dis-
order of the Department of Veterans Affairs, institutions of
higher education, and other appropriate public and private
entities (including international entities) to carry out the
responsibilities specified in subsection (c).
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Center shall have re-
sponsibilities as follows:
‘‘(1) To direct and oversee, based on expert re-
search, the development and implementation of a
long-term, comprehensive plan and strategy for the
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Department of Defense for the prevention, diagnosis,
mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of post-
traumatic stress disorder.
‘‘(2) To provide for the development, testing, and
dissemination within the Department of best practices
for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
‘‘(3) To provide guidance for the mental health
system of the Department in determining the mental
health and neurological health personnel required to
provide quality mental health care for members of the
armed forces with post-traumatic stress disorder.
‘‘(4) To establish, implement, and oversee a com-
prehensive program to train mental health and neuro-
logical health professionals of the Department in the
treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
‘‘(5) To facilitate advancements in the study of
the short-term and long-term psychological effects of
post-traumatic stress disorder.
‘‘(6) To disseminate within the military medical
treatment facilities of the Department best practices
for training mental health professionals, including
neurological health professionals, with respect to post-
traumatic stress disorder.
‘‘(7) To conduct basic science and translational
research on post-traumatic stress disorder for the pur-
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poses of understanding the etiology of post-traumatic
stress disorder and developing preventive interven-
tions and new treatments.
‘‘(8) To develop outreach strategies and treat-
ments for families of members of the armed forces
with post-traumatic stress disorder in order to miti-
gate the negative impacts of traumatic brain injury
on such family members and to support the recovery
of such members from post-traumatic stress disorder.
‘‘(9) To conduct research on the unique mental
health needs of women members of the armed forces,
including victims of sexual assault, with post-trau-
matic stress disorder and develop treatments to meet
any needs identified through such research.
‘‘(10) To conduct research on the unique mental
health needs of ethnic minority members of the armed
forces with post-traumatic stress disorder and develop
treatments to meet any needs identified through such
research.
‘‘(11) To conduct research on the mental health
needs of families of members of the armed forces with
post-traumatic stress disorder and develop treatments
to meet any needs identified through such research.
‘‘(12) To develop and oversee a long-term plan to
increase the number of mental health and neurological
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health professionals within the Department in order
to facilitate the meeting by the Department of the
needs of members of the armed forces with post-trau-
matic stress disorder until their transition to care
and treatment from the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs.
‘‘(13) To develop a program on comprehensive
pain management, including management of acute
and chronic pain, to utilize current and develop new
treatments for pain, and to identify and disseminate
best practices on pain management.
‘‘(14) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary
shall specify.’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1105 the following
new items:
‘‘1105a. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment,
and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury.
‘‘1105b. Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and
Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.’’.
(d) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the
establishment of the Center of Excellence in Prevention, Di-
agnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of
Traumatic Brain Injury required by section 1105a of title