(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Commission shall conduct a study 
on urotrauma among members of the Armed Forces and 
veterans, including— 
(1) an analysis of the incidence, duration, mor-
bidity rate, and mortality rate of urotrauma; 
(2) an analysis of the social and economic costs 
and effects of urotrauma; 
(3) with respect to the Department of Defense 
and Department of Veterans Affairs, an evaluation 
of the facilities, access to private facilities, resources, 
personnel, and research activities that are related to 
the 
diagnosis, 
prevention, 
and 
treatment 
of 
urotrauma; 
(4) an evaluation of programs (including such 
biological, behavioral, environmental, and social pro-
grams) that improve the prevention or treatment of 
urotrauma; and 
(5) a long-term plan for the use and organiza-
tion of the resources of the Federal Government to 
improve the prevention and treatment of urotrauma. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
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(1) APPOINTED MEMBERS.—In addition to the 
ex officio members described in paragraph (2), the 
Committee shall be composed of 19 members as fol-
lows: 
(A) Sixteen members appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
(B) One member appointed by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services from 
among officers or employees of the National In-
stitute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney 
Diseases whose primary interest is in the field 
of urotrauma. 
(C) The Chief of the Department of Sur-
gery of Walter Reed National Military Medical 
Center. 
(D) The Chief Medical Director of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The nonvoting, ex 
officio members of the Commission are as follows: 
(A) The Surgeon General of the Navy. 
(B) The Surgeon General of the Army. 
(C) The Surgeon General of the Air Force. 
(D) The Medical Officer of the Marine 
Corps. 
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(E) The Director of the National Institutes 
of Health. 
(F) The Director of the National Institute 
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. 
(G) The Director of the Division of Kid-
ney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases of the 
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive 
Kidney Diseases. 
(H) The Director of the National Institute 
of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—In appointing members 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of Defense 
shall appoint individuals with experience related to— 
(A) studying or researching urotrauma; 
(B) preventing or treating urotrauma; or 
(C) suffering from urotrauma. 
(4) TERM.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. 
(5) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission 
shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
appointment was made. 
(6) PAY.— 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), members of the Commission shall serve 
without pay. 
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