(1) the results of the evaluation; and 
(2) the recommendations of the Secretaries for 
improving the consistency of the two disability eval-
uation systems and such other recommendations as 
the Secretaries consider appropriate. 
SEC. 204. STUDY AND REPORT ON SUPPORT SERVICES FOR 
FAMILIES OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEM-
BERS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study of the provision of support services for fam-
ilies of recovering service members. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—The study under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A determination of the types of support serv-
ices that are currently provided by the Department of 
Defense to family members described in subsection (c), 
and the cost of providing such services. 
(2) A determination of additional types of sup-
port services that would be feasible for the Depart-
ment to provide to such family members, and the 
costs of providing such services, including the fol-
lowing types of services: 
(A) The provision of medical care at mili-
tary medical treatment facilities. 
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(B) The provision of job placement services 
offered by the Department of Defense to any fam-
ily member caring for a recovering service mem-
ber for more than 45 days during a one-year pe-
riod. 
(C) The provision of meals without charge 
at military medical treatment facilities. 
(3) A survey of military medical treatment fa-
cilities 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, in-
cluding denial of retention in employment, pro-
motion, or any benefit of employment by an employer 
on the basis of the person’s absence from employment 
as described in subsection (c), and a determination, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, of the op-
tions available for such family members. 
(c) COVERED FAMILY MEMBERS.—A family member 
described in this subsection is a family member of a recov-
ering service member who is— 
(1) on invitational orders while caring for the 
recovering service member; 
(2) a non-medical attendee caring for the recov-
ering service member; or 
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(3) receiving per diem payments from the De-
partment of Defense while caring for the recovering 
service member. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to 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 appropriate. 
SEC. 205. REPORT ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CLASSI-
FICATIONS. 
(a) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives an interim re-
port describing the changes undertaken within the Depart-
ment of Defense to ensure that traumatic brain injury vic-
tims receive a proper medical designation concomitant with 
their injury as opposed to the current medical designation 
which assigns a generic ‘‘organic psychiatric disorder’’ clas-
sification. 
(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a final report con-
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cerning traumatic brain injury classifications and an ex-
planation and justification of the Department’s use of the 
international classification of disease (ICD) 9 designation, 
recommendations for transitioning to ICD 10 or 11, and 
the benefits the civilian community experiences from using 
ICD 10. 
SEC. 206. EVALUATION OF THE POLYTRAUMA LIAISON OFFI-
CER/NON-COMMISSIONED 
OFFICER 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall conduct an evaluation of the Polytrauma Liai-
son 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 mem-
bers of the Armed Forces from the Department of De-
fense health care system to the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs system; and 
(2) expediting the flow of information and com-
munication between military treatment facilities and 
the Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Centers. 
(b) MATTERS
COVERED.—The evaluation of the 
Polytrauma Liaison Officer/Non-Commissioned Officer pro-
gram shall include evaluating the following areas: 
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(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 Or-
ganizations. 
(E) Functioning as the Polytrauma Cen-
ter’s subject-matter expert on military issues. 
(F) Supporting and assisting family mem-
bers. 
(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 meet-
ings. 
(J) Completion of required administrative 
reporting. 
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(K) Ability to provide necessary adminis-
trative 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 cur-
rent and expected case loads. 
(3) Expansion of the program to incorporate 
Navy and Marine Corps officers and senior enlisted 
personnel. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining— 
(1) the results of the evaluation; and 
(2) recommendations for any improvements in 
the program. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. MORATORIUM ON CONVERSION TO CONTRACTOR 
PERFORMANCE 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DE-
FENSE FUNCTIONS AT MILITARY MEDICAL FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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