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‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘severe’ 
with respect to an injury means— 
‘‘(A) the inability or severe difficulty of an indi-
vidual with the injury to perform one or more activi-
ties of daily living, 
‘‘(B) a service-connected disability rated at 30 
percent or more (as determined by the Secretary or 
the Secretary of Defense, as the case may be), and 
‘‘(C) such other injuries or conditions as the 
Secretary of Defense has specified under section 
2(b)(2) of the War on Terror Wounded Heroes’ Bill 
of Rights Act. 
‘‘§ 1720G. Caregiver support program for family mem-
bers of War on Terror Wounded Heroes 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM OF ASSISTANCE FOR CAREGIVERS.— 
Subject to section 1710(a)(4) of this title, the Secretary 
shall operate and maintain a voluntary program in care-
giver education, training, and certification for family 
members of a War on Terror Wounded Hero (as defined 
in section 1720F(d) of this title) in caregiver activities in 
accordance with this section. The program shall be pro-
vided either directly by the Department or through con-
tracts. 
‘‘(b) PAYMENT FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO PRO-
VIDE CAREGIVER SERVICES.—The program established 
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under subsection (a) shall include payment to a family 
member of a War on Terror Wounded Hero who has been 
certified by an appropriate State licensing or certification 
agency as a provider of caregiver services to provide such 
services to the War on Terror Wounded Hero. Payment 
for such services shall be made at such rates, and for such 
periods, as the Secretary may specify. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.’’. 
(2) Subsection (a)(4) of section 1710 of such title is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘the requirement 
in section 1710B of this title’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and the requirement in sec-
tion 1720G of this title to operate a caregiver sup-
port program for family members of War on Terror 
Wounded Heroes’’ after ‘‘a program of extended 
care services’’. 
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1720E the following new items: 
‘‘1720F. Improvement of medical services for War on Terror Wounded Heroes. 
‘‘1720G. Caregiver support program for family members of War on Terror 
Wounded Heroes.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
REQUIREMENT
UNDER
TITLE 
10.—(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 
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amended by inserting after section 1074k the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 1074l. Modification of medical care for War on Ter-
ror Wounded Heroes; caregiver support 
program for family members of War on 
Terror Wounded Heroes 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM OF ASSISTANCE FOR CAREGIVERS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, under the provi-
sions of section 8111 of title 38, to provide— 
‘‘(1) the medical services required under section 
1720F of title 38 to members of the armed forces 
who would be War on Terror Wounded Heroes (as 
defined in subsection (d) of such section 1720F) if 
discharged or released from active duty, and 
‘‘(2) a program of caregiver support under sec-
tion 1720G of title 38 to family members of such 
members of the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) MEDICAL SERVICES
AND ASSISTANCE.—The 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall provide 
for the same type and scope of assistance and services as 
are provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to vet-
erans and their family members under sections 1720F and 
1720G of title 38, and meet the same requirements for 
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