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(2) PERIOD OF AUTHORIZED CARE.—(A) Except
as provided in subparagraph (B), a member or
former member described in paragraph (1) is entitled
to care under that paragraph—
(i) in the case of a member or former mem-
ber whose severe injury or illness concerned is in-
curred or aggravated during the period begin-
ning on October 7, 2001, and ending on the date
of the enactment of this Act, during the three-
year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, except that no compensation is
payable by reason of this subsection for any pe-
riod before the date of the enactment of this Act;
or
(ii) in the case of a member or former mem-
ber whose severe injury or illness concerned is in-
curred or aggravated on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, during the three-year pe-
riod beginning on the date on which such injury
or illness is so incurred or aggravated.
(B) The period of care authorized for a member
or former member under this paragraph may be ex-
tended by the Secretary concerned for an additional
period of up to two years if the Secretary concerned
determines that such extension is necessary to assure
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the maximum feasible recovery and rehabilitation of
the member or former member. Any such determina-
tion shall be made on a case-by-case basis.
(3) INTEGRATED CARE MANAGEMENT.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide for a program of inte-
grated care management in the provision of care and
services under this subsection, which management
shall be provided by appropriate medical and case
management personnel of the Department of Defense
and the Department of Veterans Affairs (as approved
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) and with appro-
priate support from the Department of Defense re-
gional health care support contractors.
(4) WAIVER
OF
LIMITATIONS
TO
MAXIMIZE
CARE.—The Secretary of Defense may, in providing
medical and dental care to a member or former mem-
ber under this subsection during the period referred to
in paragraph (2), waive any limitation otherwise ap-
plicable under chapter 55 of title 10, United States
Code, to the provision of such care to the member or
former member if the Secretary considers the waiver
appropriate to assure the maximum feasible recovery
and rehabilitation of the member or former member.
(5) CONSTRUCTION WITH ELIGIBILITY FOR VET-
ERANS BENEFITS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be
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construed to reduce, alter, or otherwise affect the eligi-
bility or entitlement of a member or former member
of the Armed Forces to any health care, disability, or
other benefits to which the member of former member
would otherwise be eligible or entitled as a veteran
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs.
(6) SUNSET.—The Secretary of Defense may not
provide medical or dental care to a member or former
member of the Armed Forces under this subsection
after December 31, 2012, if the Secretary has not pro-
vided medical or dental care to the member or former
member under this subsection before that date.
(b) REHABILITATION AND VOCATIONAL BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, a member of the Armed Forces
with a severe injury or illness is entitled to such bene-
fits (including rehabilitation and vocational benefits,
but not including compensation) from the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to facilitate the recovery and reha-
bilitation of such member as the Secretary otherwise
provides to members of the Armed Forces receiving
medical care in medical facilities of the Department
of Veterans Affairs facilities in order to facilitate the
recovery and rehabilitation of such members.
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(2) LIMITATIONS.—The provisions of paragraphs
(2) through (6) of subsection (a) shall apply to the
provision of benefits under this subsection as if the
benefits provided under this subsection were provided
under subsection (a).
(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense
shall reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
the cost of any benefits provided under this subsection
in accordance with applicable mechanisms for the re-
imbursement of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
the provision of medical care to members of the
Armed Forces.
(c) RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES OF MEDICAL
CARE AND RELATED TRAVEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of the military department concerned
may reimburse covered members of the Armed Forces,
and former members of the Armed Forces, with a se-
vere injury or illness for covered expenses incurred by
such members or former members, or their family
members, in connection with the receipt by such mem-
bers or former members of medical care that is re-
quired for such injury or illness.
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(2) COVERED
EXPENSES.—Expenses for which
reimbursement may be made under paragraph (1) in-
clude the following:
(A) Expenses for health care services for
which coverage would be provided under section
1074(c) of title 10, United States Code, for mem-
bers of the uniformed services on active duty.
(B) Expenses of travel of a non-medical at-
tendant who accompanies a member or former
member of the Armed Forces for required med-
ical care that is not available to such member or
former member locally, if such attendant is ap-
pointed for that purpose by a competent medical
authority (as determined under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes
of this subsection).
(C) Such other expenses for medical care as
the Secretary may prescribe for purposes of this
subsection.
(3) AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—The amount
of reimbursement under paragraph (1) for expenses
covered by paragraph (2) shall be determined in ac-
cordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of Defense for purposes of this subsection.
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(d) SEVERE INJURY OR ILLNESS DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘severe injury or illness’’ means any seri-
ous injury or illness that is assigned a disability rating
of 30 percent or higher under the schedule for rating disabil-
ities in use by the Department of Defense.
SEC. 1622. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN FORMER MEM-
BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES WITH
SERVICE-CONNECTED 
DISABILITIES 
FOR
TRAVEL FOR FOLLOW-ON SPECIALTY CARE
AND RELATED SERVICES.
(a) TRAVEL.—Section 1074i of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsection (b):
‘‘(b) FOLLOW-ON SPECIALTY CARE
AND RELATED
SERVICES.—In any case in which a former member of a
uniformed service who incurred a disability while on active
duty in a combat zone or during performance of duty in
combat related operations (as designated by the Secretary
of Defense), and is entitled to retired or retainer pay, or
equivalent pay, requires follow-on specialty care, services,
or supplies related to such disability at a specific military
treatment facility more than 100 miles from the location
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in which the former member resides, the Secretary shall pro-
vide reimbursement for reasonable travel expenses com-
parable to those provided under subsection (a) for the
former member, and when accompaniment by an adult is
determined by competent medical authority to be necessary,
for a spouse, parent, or guardian of the former member,
or another member of the former member’s family who is
at least 21 years of age.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect January 1, 2008, and shall
apply with respect to travel that occurs on or after that
date.
PART II—CARE AND SERVICES FOR DEPENDENTS
SEC. 1626. MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES AND SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES RECOVERING FROM SE-
RIOUS INJURIES OR ILLNESSES.
(a) MEDICAL CARE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A family member of a covered
member of the Armed Forces who is not otherwise eli-
gible for medical care at a military medical treat-
ment facility or at medical facilities of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs shall be eligible for such care
at such facilities, on a space-available basis, if the
family member is—
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(A) on invitational orders while caring for
the covered member of the Armed Forces;
(B) a non-medical attendee caring for the
covered member of the Armed Forces; or
(C) receiving per diem payments from the
Department of Defense while caring for the cov-
ered member of the Armed Forces.
(2) SPECIFICATION OF FAMILY MEMBERS.—Not-
withstanding section 1602(3), the Secretary of Defense
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly
prescribe in regulations the family members of cov-
ered members of the Armed Forces who shall be con-
sidered to be a family member of a covered member
of the Armed Forces for purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) SPECIFICATION OF CARE.—(A) The Secretary
of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the medical
care and counseling that shall be available to family
members under paragraph (1) at military medical
treatment facilities.
(B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pre-
scribe in regulations the medical care and counseling
that shall be available to family members under para-
graph (1) at medical facilities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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(4) RECOVERY
OF
COSTS.—The United States
may recover the costs of the provision of medical care
and counseling under paragraph (1) 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 sec-
tion 1095 of title 10, United States Code.
(B) As if such care and counseling was pro-
vided under the authority of section 1784 of title
38, United States Code.
(b) JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES.—A family member
who is on invitational orders or is a non-medical attendee
while caring for a covered member of the Armed Forces for
more than 45 days during a one-year period shall be eligible
for job placement services otherwise offered by the Depart-
ment of Defense.
(c) REPORT ON NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report setting forth the as-
sessment of the Secretary of the need for additional employ-
ment services, and of the need for employment protection,
of family members described in subsection (b) who are
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placed on leave from employment or otherwise displaced
from employment while caring for a covered member of the
Armed Forces as described in that subsection.
SEC. 1627. EXTENDED BENEFITS UNDER TRICARE FOR PRI-
MARY CAREGIVERS OF MEMBERS OF THE UNI-
FORMED SERVICES WHO INCUR A SERIOUS
INJURY OR ILLNESS ON ACTIVE DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1079(d) of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2):
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to such terms, conditions, and excep-
tions as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, the
program of extended benefits for eligible dependents under
this subsection shall include extended benefits for the pri-
mary caregivers of members of the uniformed services who
incur a serious injury or illness on active duty.
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regu-
lations the individuals who shall be treated as the primary
caregivers of a member of the uniformed services for pur-
poses of this paragraph.
‘‘(C) For purposes of this section, a serious injury or
illness, with respect to a member of the uniformed services,
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is an injury or illness that may render the member medi-
cally unfit to perform the duties of the member’s office,
grade, rank, or rating, and that renders a member of the
uniformed services dependent upon a caregiver.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2008.
PART III—TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
SEC. 1631. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS ON PREVENTION, DIAG-
NOSIS, MITIGATION, AND TREATMENT OF
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-TRAU-
MATIC STRESS DISORDER IN MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, submit to the congressional defense committees one
or more comprehensive plans for programs and activities
of the Department of Defense to prevent, diagnose, mitigate,
treat, and otherwise respond to traumatic brain injury
(TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in mem-
bers of the Armed Forces.
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each plan submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include comprehensive proposals of the De-
partment on the following: