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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
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.
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‘‘(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
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and
the establishment of the Center of Excellence in Prevention,
Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder required by section 1105b
of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)).
The report shall, for each such Center—
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(1) describe in detail the activities and proposed
activities of such Center; and
(2) assess the progress of such Center in dis-
charging the responsibilities of such Center.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2008
for the Department of Defense for Defense Health Program,
$10,000,000, of which—
(1) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Center
of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation,
Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain
Injury required by section 1105a of title 10, United
States Code; and
(2) $5,000,000 shall be available for the Center
of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation,
Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder required by section 1105b of title 10,
United States Code.
SEC. 134. REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND
TREATMENT FOR FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.
(a) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—The Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly con-
duct a comprehensive review of—