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SEC. 1662. ACCESS OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS TO ADEQUATE 
OUTPATIENT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. 
(a) REQUIRED INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.—All quarters of the 
United States and housing facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
Armed Forces that are occupied by recovering service members 
shall be inspected on a semiannual basis for the first two years 
after the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter by the 
inspectors general of the regional medical commands. 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS.—The inspector general for 
each regional medical command shall— 
(1) submit a report on each inspection of a facility conducted 
under subsection (a) to the post commander at such facility, 
the commanding officer of the hospital affiliated with such 
facility, the surgeon general of the military department that 
operates such hospital, the Secretary of the military department 
concerned, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
Affairs, and the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) post each such report on the Internet website of such 
regional medical command. 
SEC. 1663. STUDY AND REPORT ON SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES 
OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study of the provision of support services for families of recovering 
service members. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study under subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A determination of the types of support services, 
including job placement services, that are currently provided 
by the Department of Defense to eligible family members, and 
the cost of providing such services. 
(2) A determination of additional types of support services 
that would be feasible for the Department to provide to such 
family members, and the costs of providing such services, 
including the following types of services: 
(A) The provision of medical care at military medical 
treatment facilities. 
(B) The provision of additional employment services, 
and the need for employment protection, of such family 
members who are placed on leave from employment or 
otherwise displaced from employment while caring for a 
recovering service member for more than 45 days during 
a one-year period. 
(C) The provision of meals without charge at military 
medical treatment facilities. 
(3) A survey of military medical treatment facilities to 
estimate the number of family members to whom the support 
services would be provided. 
(4) A determination of any discrimination in employment 
that such family members experience, including denial of reten-
tion in employment, promotion, or any benefit of employment 
by an employer on the basis of the person’s absence from 
employment, and a determination, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Labor, of the options available for such family 
members. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
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the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the results of the study, with such 
findings and recommendations as the Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
SEC. 1664. REPORT ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CLASSIFICATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs jointly shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report describing 
the changes undertaken within the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that traumatic brain 
injury victims receive a medical designation concomitant with their 
injury rather than a medical designation that assigns a generic 
classification (such as ‘‘organic psychiatric disorder’’). 
SEC. 1665. EVALUATION OF THE POLYTRAUMA LIAISON OFFICER/NON- 
COMMISSIONED OFFICER PROGRAM. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct an evaluation of the Polytrauma Liaison Officer/Non- 
Commissioned Officer program, which is the program operated by 
each of the military departments and the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for the purpose of— 
(1) assisting in the seamless transition of members of the 
Armed Forces from the Department of Defense health care 
system to the Department of Veterans Affairs system; and 
(2) expediting the flow of information and communication 
between military treatment facilities and the Veterans Affairs 
Polytrauma Centers. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The evaluation of the Polytrauma Liai-
son Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer program shall include an 
evaluation of the following: 
(1) The program’s effectiveness in the following areas: 
(A) Handling of military patient transfers. 
(B) Ability to access military records in a timely 
manner. 
(C) Collaboration with Polytrauma Center treatment 
teams. 
(D) Collaboration with veteran service organizations. 
(E) Functioning as the Polytrauma Center’s subject- 
matter expert on military issues. 
(F) Supporting and assisting family members. 
(G) Providing education, information, and referrals to 
members of the Armed Forces and their family members. 
(H) Functioning as uniformed advocates for members 
of the Armed Forces and their family members. 
(I) Inclusion in Polytrauma Center meetings. 
(J) Completion of required administrative reporting. 
(K) Ability to provide necessary administrative support 
to all members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) Manpower requirements to effectively carry out all 
required functions of the Polytrauma Liaison Officer/Non- 
Commissioned Officer program given current and expected case 
loads. 
(3) Expansion of the program to incorporate Navy and 
Marine Corps officers and senior enlisted personnel.
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(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the results of the evaluation; and 
(2) recommendations for any improvements in the program. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 1671. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF RESOURCES FROM MED-
ICAL CARE. 
Neither the Secretary of Defense nor the Secretaries of the 
military departments may transfer funds or personnel from medical 
care functions to administrative functions within the Department 
of Defense in order to comply with the new administrative require-
ments imposed by this title or the amendments made by this 
title. 
SEC. 1672. MEDICAL CARE FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES RECOVERING FROM SERIOUS INJURIES OR ILL-
NESSES. 
(a) MEDICAL CARE AT MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES.— 
(1) MEDICAL
CARE.—A family member of a recovering 
service member who is not otherwise eligible for medical care 
at a military medical treatment facility may be eligible for 
such care at such facilities, on a space-available basis, if the 
family member is— 
(A) on invitational orders while caring for the service 
member; 
(B) a non-medical attendee caring for the service 
member; or 
(C) receiving per diem payments from the Department 
of Defense while caring for the service member. 
(2) SPECIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—The Secretary of 
Defense may prescribe in regulations the family members of 
recovering service members who shall be considered to be a 
family member of a service member for purposes of this sub-
section. 
(3) SPECIFICATION OF CARE.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe in regulations the medical care that may be available 
to family members under this subsection at military medical 
treatment facilities. 
(4) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—The United States may recover 
the costs of the provision of medical care under this subsection 
as follows (as applicable): 
(A) From third-party payers, in the same manner as 
the United States may collect costs of the charges of health 
care provided to covered beneficiaries from third-party 
payers under section 1095 of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) As if such care was provided under the authority 
of section 1784 of title 38, United States Code. 
(b) MEDICAL CARE AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MED-
ICAL FACILITIES.— 
(1) MEDICAL
CARE.—When a recovering service member 
is receiving hospital care and medical services at a medical 
facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs may provide medical care for eligible family