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States on full-time National Guard duty shall be based on 
the member’s duty location. 
‘‘(B)(i) The rate of basic allowance for housing to be 
paid a member described in subparagraph (A) may not be 
modified upon the transition of the member from active 
duty to full-time National Guard duty, or from full-time 
National Guard duty to active duty, when the transition 
occurs without a break in active service, unless the transi-
tion results in a permanent change of station and shipment 
of household goods. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a break in 
active service occurs when one or more calendar days be-
tween active service periods do not qualify as active serv-
ice.’’. 
SEC. 602. PAYMENT OF BENEFIT FOR NONPARTICIPATION 
OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS IN POST-DEPLOY-
MENT/MOBILIZATION RESPITE ABSENCE PRO-
GRAM DUE TO GOVERNMENT ERROR. 
(a) PAYMENT OF BENEFIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (e), the 
Secretary concerned shall, upon application therefor, 
make a payment to each individual described in 
paragraph (2) of $200 for each day of nonparticipa-
tion of such individual in the Post-Deployment/Mobi-
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lization Respite Absence program as described in that 
paragraph. 
(2) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—An individual de-
scribed in this paragraph is an individual who— 
(A) was eligible for participation as a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces in the Post-Deployment/ 
Mobilization Respite Absence program; but 
(B) as determined by the Secretary con-
cerned pursuant to an application for the correc-
tion of the military records of such individual 
pursuant to section 1552 of title 10, United 
States Code, did not participate in one or more 
days in the program for which the individual 
was so eligible due to Government error. 
(b) DECEASED INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—If an individual otherwise 
covered by subsection (a) is deceased, the application 
required by that subsection shall be made by the indi-
vidual’s legal representative. 
(2) PAYMENT.—If an individual to whom pay-
ment would be made under subsection (a) is deceased 
at time of payment, payment shall be made in the 
manner specified in section 1552(c)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
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(c) PAYMENT
IN
LIEU
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
AB-
SENCE.—Payment under subsection (a) with respect to a 
day described in that subsection shall be in lieu of any enti-
tlement of the individual concerned to a day of administra-
tive absence for such day. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) CONSTRUCTION
WITH
OTHER
PAY.—Any 
payment with respect to an individual under sub-
section (a) is in addition to any other pay provided 
by law. 
(2) CONSTRUCTION
OF
AUTHORITY.—It is the 
sense of Congress that— 
(A) the sole purpose of the authority in this 
section is to remedy administrative errors; and 
(B) the authority in this section is not in-
tended to establish any entitlement in connection 
with the Post-Deployment/Mobilization Respite 
Absence program. 
(e) OFFSET.—The Secretary of Defense shall transfer 
$2,000,000 from the unobligated balances of the Pentagon 
Reservation Maintenance Revolving Fund established under 
section 2674(e) of title 10, United States Code, to the Mis-
cellaneous Receipts Fund of the United States Treasury. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Post-De-
ployment/Mobilization Respite Absence program’’ and 
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‘‘Secretary concerned’’ have the meaning given such terms 
in section 604(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2350). 
SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TEM-
PORARY INCREASE IN RATES OF BASIC AL-
LOWANCE FOR HOUSING UNDER CERTAIN 
CIRCUMSTANCES. 
Section 403(b)(7)(E) of title 37, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special 
and Incentive Pays 
SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR RESERVE 
FORCES. 
The following sections of title 37, United States Code, 
are amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2013’’: 
(1) Section 308b(g), relating to Selected Reserve 
reenlistment bonus. 
(2) Section 308c(i), relating to Selected Reserve 
affiliation or enlistment bonus. 
(3) Section 308d(c), relating to special pay for 
enlisted members assigned to certain high-priority 
units. 
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(4) Section 308g(f)(2), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment bonus for persons without prior service. 
(5) Section 308h(e), relating to Ready Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(6) Section 308i(f), relating to Selected Reserve 
enlistment and reenlistment bonus for persons with 
prior service. 
(7) Section 910(g), relating to income replace-
ment payments for reserve component members expe-
riencing extended and frequent mobilization for active 
duty service. 
SEC. 612. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUS AND 
SPECIAL PAY AUTHORITIES FOR HEALTH 
CARE PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) TITLE 10 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections 
of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’: 
(1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer 
candidate accession program. 
(2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of 
education loans for certain health professionals who 
serve in the Selected Reserve. 
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(b) TITLE 37 AUTHORITIES.—The following sections of 
title 37, United States Code, are amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2013’’: 
(1) Section 302c–1(f), relating to accession and 
retention bonuses for psychologists. 
(2) Section 302d(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for registered nurses. 
(3) Section 302e(a)(1), relating to incentive spe-
cial pay for nurse anesthetists. 
(4) Section 302g(e), relating to special pay for 
Selected Reserve health professionals in critically 
short wartime specialties. 
(5) Section 302h(a)(1), relating to accession 
bonus for dental officers. 
(6) Section 302j(a), relating to accession bonus 
for pharmacy officers. 
(7) Section 302k(f), relating to accession bonus 
for medical officers in critically short wartime spe-
cialties. 
(8) Section 302l(g), relating to accession bonus 
for dental specialist officers in critically short war-
time specialties. 
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(3) Section 308(g), relating to reenlistment 
bonus for active members. 
(4) Section 309(e), relating to enlistment bonus. 
(5) Section 324(g), relating to accession bonus 
for new officers in critical skills. 
(6) Section 326(g), relating to incentive bonus 
for conversion to military occupational specialty to 
ease personnel shortage. 
(7) Section 327(h), relating to incentive bonus 
for transfer between armed forces. 
(8) Section 330(f), relating to accession bonus for 
officer candidates. 
SEC. 616. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF OFFICER AFFILIATION 
BONUS FOR OFFICERS IN THE SELECTED RE-
SERVE. 
Section 308j(d) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’. 
SEC. 617. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INCENTIVE 
BONUS FOR RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS 
WHO 
CONVERT 
MILITARY 
OCCUPATIONAL 
SPECIALTY TO EASE PERSONNEL SHORT-
AGES. 
Section 326(c)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘, in the case of’’ the first place it 
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appears and all that follows through ‘‘reserve component of 
the armed forces’’. 
Subtitle C—Travel and 
Transportation Allowances 
SEC. 631. PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION ALLOWANCES 
FOR MEMBERS OF SELECTED RESERVE UNITS 
FILLING 
A 
VACANCY 
IN 
ANOTHER 
UNIT 
AFTER BEING INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED. 
(a) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES GEN-
ERALLY.—Section 474 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) upon filling a vacancy in a Selected Reserve 
unit at a duty station that is more than 150 miles 
from the member’s residence if— 
‘‘(A) during the preceding three years the 
member was involuntarily separated under other 
than adverse conditions (as characterized by the 
Secretary concerned) while assigned to a unit of 
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the Selected Reserve certified by the Secretary 
concerned as having been adversely affected by 
force structure reductions during the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2012, and ending on De-
cember 31, 2018; 
‘‘(B) the involuntary separation occurred 
during the period beginning on October 1, 2012, 
and ending on December 31, 2018; and 
‘‘(C) the member is— 
‘‘(i) qualified in a skill designated as 
critically short by the Secretary concerned; 
or 
‘‘(ii) filling a vacancy in a Selected 
Reserve unit with a critical manpower 
shortage, or in a pay grade with a critical 
manpower shortage in such unit.’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) A member may be provided travel and trans-
portation allowances under subsection (a)(6) only with re-
spect to the filling of a vacancy in a Selected Reserve unit 
one time. 
‘‘(B) Regulations under this section shall provide that 
whenever travel and transportation allowances are paid 
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under subsection (a)(6), the cost shall be borne by the unit 
filling the vacancy.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘In this’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Other than in subsection (a)(6), in this’’. 
(b) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES FOR 
DEPENDENTS AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS.—Section 476 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (l), (m), and (n) 
as subsections (m), (n), and (o); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the following 
new subsection (l) 
‘‘(l)(1) A member described in paragraph (2) is enti-
tled to the travel and transportation allowances, including 
allowances with respect to dependents, authorized by this 
section upon filling a vacancy as described in that para-
graph as if the member were undergoing a permanent 
change of station under orders in filling such vacancy. 
‘‘(2) A member described in this paragraph is a mem-
ber who is filling a vacancy in a Selected Reserve unit at 
a duty station that is more than 150 miles from the mem-
ber’s residence if— 
‘‘(A) during the three years preceding filling the 
vacancy, the member was involuntarily separated 
under other than adverse conditions (as characterized 
by the Secretary concerned) while assigned to a unit 
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of the Selected Reserve certified by the Secretary con-
cerned as having been adversely affected by force 
structure reductions during the period beginning on 
October 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2018; 
‘‘(B) the involuntary separation occurred during 
the period beginning on October 1, 2012, and ending 
on December 31, 2018; and 
‘‘(C) the member is— 
‘‘(i) qualified in a skill designated as criti-
cally short by the Secretary concerned; or 
‘‘(ii) filling a vacancy in a Selected Reserve 
unit with a critical manpower shortage, or in a 
pay grade with a critical manpower shortage in 
such unit. 
‘‘(3) Any allowances authorized by this section that are 
payable under this subsection may be payable in advance 
if payable in advance to a member undergoing a permanent 
change of station under orders under the applicable provi-
sion of this section.’’. 
SEC. 632. AUTHORITY FOR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR 
SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL ON DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 157 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2641b 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 2641c. Space-available travel on Department of De-
fense aircraft 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.—(1) The 
Secretary of Defense may establish a program to provide 
transportation on Department of Defense aircraft on a 
space-available basis. 
‘‘(2) The program shall be conducted pursuant to regu-
lations prescribed by the Secretary for purposes of this sec-
tion. Such regulations shall be prescribed by not later than 
January 1, 2014, and shall take effect on that date or such 
earlier date as the Secretary shall specify in such regula-
tions. 
‘‘(3) The program shall be conducted in a budget neu-
tral manner. No additional funds may be used, or flight 
hours performed, for the provision of transportation under 
the program. 
‘‘(b) BENEFIT.—If the Secretary establishes a program 
authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, subject to 
section (c), provide the benefit under the program to the 
following categories of individuals: 
‘‘(1) Members of the armed forces on active duty. 
‘‘(2) Members of the Selected Reserve who hold a 
valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privilege 
Card. 
‘‘(3) Retired members of a regular or reserve 
component of the armed forces, including retired 
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members of reserve components, who, but for being 
under the eligibility age applicable under section 
12731 of this title, would be eligible for retired pay 
under chapter 1223 of this title. 
‘‘(4) The unremarried spouses of members of the 
armed forces who were killed on active duty or other-
wise died in the line of duty, and the unremarried 
spouses of former members of the armed forces who 
died of a combat-related illness or injury, who hold 
a valid Uniformed Services Identification and Privi-
lege Card. 
‘‘(5) Such categories of dependents of individuals 
described in paragraphs (1) through (3) as the Sec-
retary shall specify in the regulations under sub-
section (a), under such conditions and circumstances 
as the Secretary shall specify in such regulations. 
‘‘(6) Such other categories of individuals as the 
Secretary, in the discretion of the Secretary, considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out a program 
under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) in the sole discretion of the Secretary, estab-
lish an order of priority for transportation under the 
program for categories of individuals under sub-
section (b) that is based on considerations of military 
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necessity, humanitarian concerns, and enhancement 
of morale; 
‘‘(2) give priority in consideration of transpor-
tation under the program to the demands of members 
of the armed forces in the regular components and in 
the reserve components on active duty and to the need 
to provide such members, and their dependents, a 
means of respite from such demands; and 
‘‘(3) implement policies aimed at ensuring cost 
control and the safety, security, and efficient proc-
essing of travelers, including limiting the benefit 
under the program to one or more categories of indi-
viduals set forth in subsection (b) if considered nec-
essary by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—The authority to provide trans-
portation under this section is in addition to any other au-
thority under law to provide transportation on Department 
of Defense aircraft on a space-available basis.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 157 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 2641b the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘2641c. Space-available travel on Department of Defense aircraft.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Disability, Retired Pay, 
and Survivor Benefits 
SEC. 641. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR PAYMENT OF SUR-
VIVOR BENEFIT PLAN PREMIUMS WHEN PAR-
TICIPANT WAIVES RETIRED PAY TO PROVIDE 
A SURVIVOR ANNUITY UNDER FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND TERMI-
NATION OF PAYMENT OF SURVIVOR BENEFIT 
PLAN ANNUITY. 
(a) DEPOSITS NOT REQUIRED.—Section 1452(e) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
FERS’’ after ‘‘CSRS’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or for the purposes of chapter 
84 of title 5,’’ after ‘‘chapter 83 of title 5,’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or 8416(a)’’ after ‘‘8339(j)’’; 
and 
(4) by inserting ‘‘or 8442(a)’’ after ‘‘8341(b)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1450(d) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or for the purposes of chapter 
84 of title 5,’’ after ‘‘chapter 83 of title 5,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or 8146(a)’’ after ‘‘8339(j)’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting ‘‘or 8442(a)’’ after ‘‘8341(b).’’ 
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(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to any participant electing 
a annuity for survivors under chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 642. REPEAL OF AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT IN FAMILY 
SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES MAR-
RIED TO OTHER MEMBERS. 
Section 1967(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting after 
‘‘insurable dependent of the member’’ the following: 
‘‘(other than a dependent who is also a member of a 
uniformed service and, because of such membership, 
automatically insured under this paragraph)’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting after 
‘‘insurable dependent of the member’’ the following: 
‘‘(other than a dependent who is also a member of a 
uniformed service and, because of such membership, 
automatically insured under this paragraph)’’. 
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SEC. 643. CLARIFICATION OF COMPUTATION OF COMBAT- 
RELATED 
SPECIAL 
COMPENSATION 
FOR 
CHAPTER 61 DISABILITY RETIREES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1413a(b)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘shall be re-
duced by the amount (if any) by which the amount of the 
member’s retired pay under chapter 61 of this title exceeds’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘may not, when com-
bined with the amount of retired pay payable to the retiree 
after any such reduction under sections 5304 and 5305 of 
title 38, cause the total of such combined payment to ex-
ceed’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall apply 
to payments for months beginning on or after that date. 
Subtitle E—Military Lending 
Matters 
SEC. 651. ENHANCEMENT OF PROTECTIONS ON CONSUMER 
CREDIT 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) CONSUMER CREDIT.—Paragraph (6) of section 
987(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(6) CONSUMER CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘consumer 
credit’ shall be defined by the Secretary of De-
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fense in regulations prescribed under this section, 
and shall include, in addition to any other 
meaning provided for in such regulations, the 
following: 
‘‘(i) A vehicle title loan for any dura-
tion, whether open end or closed end. 
‘‘(ii) A payday loan for any duration, 
whether open end or closed end. 
‘‘(iii) A tax refund anticipation loan. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘consumer 
credit’ does not include the following: 
‘‘(i) A residential mortgage. 
‘‘(ii) A loan procured in the course of 
purchasing a car or other personal prop-
erty, when that loan is offered for the ex-
press purpose of financing the purchase and 
is secured by the car or personal property 
procured.’’. 
(b) POLICY ON PREDATORY EXTENSION OF CREDIT 
THROUGH INSTALLMENT LOANS TARGETING MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPENDENTS.— 
(1) POLICY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall, in consultation with the officials and enti-
ties specified in section 987(h)(3) of title 10, United 
States Code, prescribe a policy on the predatory ex-
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tension of credit through installment loans targeting 
members of the Armed Forces and their dependents. 
(2) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the policy re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall be as follows: 
(A) To enhance protections afforded mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their dependents 
under section 987 of title 10, United States Code, 
by curbing continuing predatory lending prac-
tices targeting members of the Armed Forces and 
their dependents that are not currently regulated 
under that section. 
(B) To improve the financial literacy of 
members of the Armed Forces and their depend-
ents with respect to installment loans and other 
forms of credit not currently regulated under sec-
tion 987 of title 10, United States Code. 
(C) To make members of the Armed Forces 
and their dependents aware of other, more bene-
ficial sources of financial aid and credit services 
(such as those available through military relief 
societies) than installment loans. 
(D) If considered appropriate by the Sec-
retary of Defense, to provide, by regulation, for 
the coverage under section 987 of title 10, United 
States Code, of installment loans extended to 
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members of the Armed Forces and dependents 
protected by that section. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall modify the regulations pre-
scribed under section 987 of title 10, United States 
Code, to take into account the amendment made by 
subsection (a). 
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
MODIFICATION
AND 
POLICY.—The amendment made by subsection (a), 
and the policy required by subsection (b), shall take 
effect on— 
(A) the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; or 
(B) such earlier date as the Secretary shall 
specify. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF EARLIER DATE.—If pursu-
ant to paragraph (2)(B) the Secretary specifies an 
earlier effective date for the amendment made by sub-
section (a) and the policy required by subsection (b), 
the Secretary shall publish notice of such earlier effec-
tive date in the Federal Register not later than 90 
days before such earlier effective date. 
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SEC. 652. ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS OF PROTECTIONS 
ON CONSUMER CREDIT FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DEPEND-
ENTS. 
(a) PROTECTIONS AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL TREAT-
MENT ON CONSUMER CREDIT UNDER STATE LAW.—Sub-
section (d)(2) of section 987 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘any con-
sumer credit or’’ before ‘‘loans’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘covering 
consumer credit’’ after ‘‘State consumer lending pro-
tections’’. 
(b) REGULAR CONSULTATIONS ON PROTECTIONS.— 
Subsection (h)(3) of such section is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and not less often than 
once every two years thereafter,’’ after ‘‘under 
this subsection,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘appropriate Federal agen-
cies, including’’ before ‘‘the following’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) 
as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) MODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall modify the regulations pre-
scribed under section 987 of title 10, United States 
Code, to take into account the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by subsection (a) shall take effect on— 
(A) the date that is one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act; or 
(B) such earlier date as the Secretary shall 
specify in the modification of regulations re-
quired by paragraph (1). 
(3) PUBLICATION OF EARLIER DATE.—If the Sec-
retary specifies an earlier effective date for the 
amendments made by subsection (a) pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall publish notice 
of such earlier effective date in the Federal Register 
not later than 90 days before such earlier effective 
date. 
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SEC. 653. RELIEF IN CIVIL ACTIONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF 
PROTECTIONS ON CONSUMER CREDIT EX-
TENDED 
TO 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 987(f) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) CIVIL LIABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person who violates 
this section with respect to any person is civilly 
liable to such person for— 
‘‘(i) any actual damage sustained as a 
result, but not less than $500 for each viola-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) appropriate punitive damages; 
‘‘(iii) appropriate equitable or declara-
tory relief; 
‘‘(iv) any other relief provided by law; 
‘‘(v) in any successful action to enforce 
the foregoing liability, the costs of the ac-
tion, together with reasonable attorney fees 
as determined by the court; and 
‘‘(vi) in any successful action by a de-
fendant under this section, if the court finds 
the action was brought in bad faith and for 
the purpose of harassment, attorney fees of 
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the defendant as determined by the court to 
be reasonable in relation to the work ex-
pended and costs incurred. 
‘‘(B) DEFENSES.—A person may not be 
held liable for civil liability under this para-
graph if the person shows by a preponderance of 
evidence that the violation was not intentional 
and resulted from a bona fide error notwith-
standing the maintenance of procedures reason-
ably adapted to avoid any such error. Examples 
of a bona fide error include clerical, calculation, 
computer malfunction and programming, and 
printing errors, except that an error of legal 
judgment with respect to a person’s obligations 
under this section is not a bona fide error. 
‘‘(C) JURISDICTION
AND
VENUE; LIMITA-
TION.—An action for civil liability under this 
paragraph may be brought in any appropriate 
United States district court, without regard to 
the amount in controversy, or in any other court 
of competent jurisdiction, not later than the ear-
lier or— 
‘‘(i) two years after the date of dis-
covery by the plaintiff of the violation that 
is the basis for such liability; or 
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‘‘(ii) five years after the date on which 
the violation that is the basis for such li-
ability occurs.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section and shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and shall apply with respect to consumer credit 
extended on or after that date. 
SEC. 654. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT 
FOR PURPOSES OF LIMITATIONS ON TERMS 
OF CONSUMER CREDIT EXTENDED TO MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DE-
PENDENTS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 987(i) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DEPENDENT.—The term ‘dependent’, with 
respect to a covered member, has the meaning given 
that term in section 401(a) of title 37.’’. 
SEC. 655. ENFORCEMENT OF PROTECTIONS ON CONSUMER 
CREDIT 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
Section 987(f) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 653 of this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) ENFORCEMENT.—The provisions of this sec-
tion (other than paragraph (1) of this subsection) 
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shall be enforced by the agencies specified in section 
108 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1607) in 
the manner set forth in that section or as set forth 
under any other applicable authorities available to 
such agencies by law.’’. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 661. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENT 
CHILDREN WHO ARE CARRIED DURING PREG-
NANCY AT TIME OF DEPENDENT-ABUSE OF-
FENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1059 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Payment to a child under this section shall not 
be paid for any period before the birth of the child.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘at the time of 
the dependent-abuse offense resulting in the separa-
tion of the former member’’ and inserting ‘‘or eligible 
spouse at the time of the dependent-abuse offense re-
sulting in the separation of the former member or who 
was carried during pregnancy at the time of the de-
pendent-abuse offense resulting in the separation of 
the former member and was subsequently born alive 
to the eligible spouse or former spouse’’. 
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(b) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY.—No benefits shall 
accrue by reason of the amendments made by this section 
for any month that begins before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 662. REPORT ON ISSUANCE BY ARMED FORCES MED-
ICAL EXAMINER OF DEATH CERTIFICATES 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO 
DIE ON ACTIVE DUTY ABROAD. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the issuance by the Armed Forces Medical 
Examiner of death certificates for members of the Armed 
Forces who die on active duty abroad, including mecha-
nisms for reducing or ameliorating delays in the issuance 
of such death certificates. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the process used by the 
Armed Forces Medical Examiner to issue a death cer-
tificate for members of the Armed Forces who die on 
active duty abroad, including an explanation for any 
current delays in the issuance of such death certifi-
cates. 
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(2) A description of the average amount of time 
taken by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner to issue 
such death certificates. 
(3) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of issuing temporary death certificates for 
members of the Armed Forces who die on active duty 
abroad in order to provide necessary documentation 
for survivors. 
(4) A description of the actions required to en-
able the Armed Forces Medical Examiner to issue a 
death certificate for a member of the Armed Forces 
who dies on active duty abroad not later than seven 
days after the return of the remains of the member to 
the United States. 
(5) Such other recommendations for legislative or 
administrative action as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate to provide for the issuance by the Armed 
Forces Medical Examiner of a death certificate for 
members of the Armed Forces who die on active duty 
abroad not later than seven days after the return of 
the remains of such members to the United States. 
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TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE Program 
SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF TRICARE STANDARD COVERAGE 
AND TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE WHO ARE 
INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF
TRICARE STANDARD
COV-
ERAGE.—Section 1076d(b) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Eligibility’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
Except as provided in paragraph (2), eligibility’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) Eligibility for a member under this section who 
is involuntarily separated from the Selected Reserve under 
other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the Sec-
retary concerned, shall terminate 180 days after the date 
on which the member is separated.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM COV-
ERAGE.—Section 1076a(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Such plan 
shall provide that coverage for a member of the Selected Re-
serve who is involuntarily separated from the Selected Re-
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serve under other than adverse conditions, as characterized 
by the Secretary concerned, shall terminate not earlier than 
180 days after the date on which the member is separated.’’. 
SEC. 702. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN OVER-THE-COUNTER 
DRUGS IN TRICARE UNIFORM FORMULARY. 
(a) INCLUSION.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 1074g of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘No phar-
maceutical agent may be excluded’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (F), no phar-
maceutical agent may be excluded’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F)(i) The Secretary may implement procedures to 
place selected over-the-counter drugs on the uniform for-
mulary and to make such drugs available to eligible covered 
beneficiaries. An over-the-counter drug may be included on 
the uniform formulary only if the Pharmacy and Thera-
peutics Committee established under subsection (b) finds 
that the over-the-counter drug is cost-effective and clinically 
effective. If the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee rec-
ommends an over-the-counter drug for inclusion on the uni-
form formulary, the drug shall be considered to be in the 
same therapeutic class of pharmaceutical agents, as deter-
mined by the Committee, as similar prescription drugs. 
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‘‘(ii) Regulations prescribed by the Secretary to carry 
out clause (i) shall include the following with respect to 
over-the-counter drugs included on the uniform formulary: 
‘‘(I) A determination of the means and condi-
tions under paragraphs (5) and (6) of this subsection 
through which over-the-counter drugs will be available 
to eligible covered beneficiaries and the amount of cost 
sharing that such beneficiaries will be required to pay 
for over-the-counter drugs, except that no such cost 
sharing may be required for a member of a uniformed 
service on active duty. 
‘‘(II) Any terms and conditions for the dis-
pensing of over-the-counter drugs to eligible covered 
beneficiaries.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘over-the-counter drug’ means a 
drug that is not subject to section 503(b) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
353(b)). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘prescription drug’ means a drug 
that is subject to section 503(b) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)).’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) 
CROSS-REFERENCE
AMENDMENTS.—Sub-
sections (a)(6)(A) and (b)(1) of such section are 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (h)’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.— 
(A) Subsection (a)(2)(D) of such section is 
amended by striking the last sentence. 
(B) Subsection (b)(2) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and all 
the follows through ‘‘such 90-day period, the 
committee’’ and inserting ‘‘The committee’’. 
(C) Subsection (d)(2) of such section is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Effective not later than 
April 5, 2000, the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the current managed 
care support contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
managed care support contracts current as 
of October 5, 1999,’’. 
SEC. 703. EXPANSION OF EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVE-
NESS OF THE TRICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 717(a)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 106–104; 110 
Stat. 376; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by striking 
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‘‘military retirees’’ and inserting ‘‘members of the Armed 
Forces (whether in the regular or reserve components) and 
their dependents, military retirees and their dependents, de-
pendent children under the age of 21, and dependents of 
members on active duty with severe disabilities and chronic 
health care needs’’. 
SEC. 704. REPORT ON THE FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF 
TRICARE PRIME THROUGHOUT THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
setting forth the policy of the Department of Defense on the 
future availability of TRICARE Prime under the 
TRICARE program for eligible beneficiaries in all 
TRICARE regions throughout the United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description, by region, of the difference in 
availability of TRICARE Prime for eligible bene-
ficiaries (other than eligible beneficiaries on active 
duty in the Armed Forces) under newly-awarded 
TRICARE managed care contracts, including, in 
particular, an identification of the regions or areas in 
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which TRICARE Prime will no longer be available 
for such beneficiaries under such contracts. 
(2) A description of the transition and outreach 
plans for eligible beneficiaries described in paragraph 
(1) who will no longer have access to TRICARE 
Prime under the contracts described in that para-
graph. 
(3) An estimate of the increased costs to be in-
curred for healthcare under the TRICARE program 
for eligible beneficiaries described in paragraph (2). 
(4) An estimate of the saving to be achieved by 
the Department as a result of the contracts described 
in paragraph (1). 
(5) A description of the plans of the Department 
to continue to assess the impact on access to 
healthcare for eligible beneficiaries described in para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 705. CERTAIN TREATMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DIS-
ABILITIES, INCLUDING AUTISM, UNDER THE 
TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) CERTAIN TREATMENT OF AUTISM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1077 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 1077a. Treatment of autism under the TRICARE 
program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), for purposes of providing health care services under this 
chapter, the treatment of developmental disabilities (42 
U.S.C. 15002(8)), including autism spectrum disorders, 
shall include behavioral health treatment, including applied 
behavior analysis, when prescribed by a physician. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS IN PROVISION OF SERVICES.—In 
carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that— 
‘‘(1) except as provided by paragraph (2), a per-
son who is authorized to provide behavioral health 
treatment is licensed or certified by a State or accred-
ited national certification board; and 
‘‘(2) if applied behavior analysis or other behav-
ioral health treatment is provided by an employee or 
contractor of a person described in paragraph (1), the 
employee or contractor shall meet minimum quali-
fications, training, and supervision requirements as 
set forth by the Secretary who shall ensure that cov-
ered beneficiaries have appropriate access to care in 
accordance with best practice guidelines. 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
the following: 
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‘‘(1) Covered beneficiaries under this chapter 
who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under 
part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(2) Covered beneficiaries under this chapter 
who are former members, dependents of former mem-
bers, or survivors of any uniformed service not under 
the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER BENEFITS.—(1) 
Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting or 
otherwise affecting the benefits otherwise provided under 
this chapter to a covered beneficiary who is a beneficiary 
by virtue of— 
‘‘(A) service in the Coast Guard, the Commis-
sioned Corp of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, or the Commissioned Corp of the 
Public Health Service; or 
‘‘(B) being a dependent of a member of a service 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as lim-
iting or otherwise affecting the benefits provided to a medi-
care-eligible beneficiary under— 
‘‘(A) this chapter; 
‘‘(B) part A of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); or 
‘‘(C) any other law.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1077 the following new item: 
‘‘1077a. Treatment of autism under the TRICARE program.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) INCREASE.—The amount authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2013 by section 1406 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for Private 
Sector Care as specified in the funding table in sec-
tion 4501 is hereby increased by $45,000,000, with 
the amount of the increase to be available for the pro-
vision of care in accordance with section 1077a of 
title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection 
(a)). 
(2) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2013 by section 301 for Op-
eration and Maintenance and available as specified 
in the funding table in section 4301 is hereby reduced 
by $45,000,000. 
SEC. 706. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HEALTH CARE FOR RE-
TIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) members of the uniformed services and their 
families endure unique and extraordinary demands 
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and make extraordinary sacrifices over the course of 
20 to 30 years of service in protecting freedom for all 
Americans, as do those who have been medically re-
tired due to the hardships of military service; and 
(2) access to quality health care services is an 
earned benefit during retirement in acknowledgment 
of their contributions of service and sacrifice. 
Subtitle B—Other Health Care 
Benefits 
SEC. 711. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS FOR 
ABORTIONS IN CASES OF RAPE AND INCEST. 
Section 1093(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or in a case in which the pregnancy is the result 
of an act of rape or incest’’. 
SEC. 712. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN FERTILITY PRESERVA-
TION TREATMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1074d of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) Members of the armed forces entitled to med-
ical care under section 1074(a) of this title who have been 
diagnosed with a condition for which the recommended 
course of treatment is recognized by a licensed physician 
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and surgeon or other appropriate medical practitioner as 
a cause of iatrogenic infertility shall also be entitled to fer-
tility preservation treatment as a part of such medical care. 
‘‘(B) If the fertility preservation treatment to which 
a member is entitled under this paragraph is not available 
through a facility of the uniformed services accessible to the 
member, such treatment shall be provided to the member 
through another appropriate mechanism under this chapter, 
including through the TRICARE program.’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO FERTILITY PRESERVA-
TION TREATMENT.—Such section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking the subsection 
heading and inserting ‘‘DEFINITION RELATING
TO 
PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES 
FOR WOMEN’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO FERTILITY PRESER-
VATION TREATMENT.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘fertility preservation treatment’ 
includes— 
‘‘(A) procedures consistent with established 
medical practices in the prevention or treatment 
of iatrogenic infertility by licensed physicians 
and surgeons or other appropriate medical prac-
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titioners, including diagnosis, diagnostic tests, 
medication, or surgery; and 
‘‘(B) any other procedure identified by the 
Secretary of Defense that is intended to promote 
the future fertility of an individual who has been 
diagnosed with a condition for which the rec-
ommended course of treatment is recognized by a 
licensed physician and surgeon or other appro-
priate medical practitioner as a cause of iatro-
genic infertility. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘iatrogenic infertility’ means the 
current or future diminished ability, or the inability 
of an individual to conceive or contribute to concep-
tion as a consequence of medical treatment.’’. 
SEC. 713. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS ON MENTAL 
HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN CONNEC-
TION WITH A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. 
(a) TIMING OF MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS.— 
Paragraph (1)(C)(i) of section 1074m(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘one year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘18 months’’. 
(b) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS.—Paragraph 
(2) of such section is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (B) and (C) of’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘determines that—’’ and all that 
follows and inserting ‘‘determines— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an assessment otherwise re-
quired under subparagraph (A) of that paragraph, 
that the member will not be subjected or exposed to 
operational risk factors during deployment in the 
contingency operation concerned; 
‘‘(B) in the case of an assessment otherwise re-
quired under subparagraph (B) or (C) of that para-
graph, that the member was not subjected or exposed 
to operational risk factors during deployment in the 
contingency operation concerned; or 
‘‘(C) in the case of any assessment otherwise re-
quired under that paragraph, that providing such as-
sessment to the member during the otherwise applica-
ble time period under such paragraph would remove 
the member from forward deployment or would put 
members or operational objectives at risk.’’. 
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Subtitle C—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 721. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN 
AUTHORITY AND REQUIREMENTS TO SUB-
CONTRACTORS 
EMPLOYED 
TO 
PROVIDE 
HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT TO 
SUBCONTRACTORS.—Section 1089(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended in the last sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘if the physician, dentist, nurse, 
pharmacist, or paramedical’’ and inserting ‘‘to such 
a physician, dentist, nurse, pharmacist, or para-
medical’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘involved is’’; and 
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘or a subcontract at any tier under such 
a contract that is authorized in accordance with the 
requirements of such section 1091’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY
OF PERSONAL SERVICES CON-
TRACTING
AUTHORITY
TO
SUBCONTRACTORS.—Section 
1091(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The procedures established under paragraph (1) 
may provide for a contracting officer to authorize a con-
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tractor to enter into a subcontract for personal services on 
behalf of the agency upon a determination that the sub-
contract is— 
‘‘(A) consistent with the requirements of this sec-
tion and the procedures established under paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) in the best interests of the agency.’’. 
SEC. 722. RESEARCH PROGRAM TO ENHANCE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE EFFORTS ON MENTAL HEALTH 
IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES 
THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) RESEARCH PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may carry out a research program to as-
sess the feasibility and advisability of enhancing the efforts 
of the Department of Defense in research, treatment, edu-
cation, and outreach on mental health and substance use 
disorders and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in members 
of the National Guard and Reserves, their family members, 
and their caregivers. 
(b) AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.—In 
carrying out the research program authorized by subsection 
(a), the Secretary may enter into partnership agreements 
with community partners described in subsection (c) using 
a competitive and merit-based award process. 
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(c) COMMUNITY PARTNERS DESCRIBED.—A commu-
nity partner described in this subsection is a private non-
profit organization or institution (or multiple organiza-
tions and institutions) that— 
(1) engages in the research activities described in 
subsection (d); and 
(2) meets such qualifications for treatment as a 
community partner as the Secretary shall establish 
for purposes of the research program. 
(d) ACTIVITIES.—Partnerships entered into under the 
research program shall be used to engage in research on the 
causes, development, and innovative treatment of mental 
health and substance use disorders and Traumatic Brain 
Injury in members of the National Guard and Reserves, 
their family members, and their caregivers. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than five years after the com-
mencement of the research program, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the research pro-
gram, including a description of the research program, the 
community partners participating in the research program, 
the activities carried out, the number of members of the Na-
tional Guard and Reserves, family members, and caregivers 
supported by community partners, and a description and 
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assessment of the effectiveness and achievements of the re-
search program. 
Subtitle D—Reports and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 731. REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE DATA ON WARRIORS 
IN TRANSITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, 
each Secretary of a military department shall submit to 
Congress a report on data on the performance of the mili-
tary department in addressing the care, management and 
transition needs of members of the Armed Forces under the 
jurisdiction of such Secretary who participate in a War-
riors in Transition program under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary with respect to the following: 
(1) Physical health. 
(2) Mental and behavioral health. 
(3) Educational and vocational aptitude and ca-
pabilities. 
(4) Such other matters as such Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(b) COMMON METHODOLOGY.—The Secretaries shall 
report not fewer than five outcome measures for each of the 
areas set forth in subsection (a) using a common method-
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ology developed by the Secretaries and approved by the Sec-
retary of Defense for purposes of this section. 
(c) LONGITUDINAL DATA.—The occasions for collecting 
data on a member participating in a Warriors in Transi-
tion program for purposes of reports under subsection (a) 
shall be as follows: 
(1) When the member commences participation 
in the program. 
(2) At least once each year the member partici-
pates in the program. 
(3) When the member ceases participation in the 
program (whether for return to military duty or to 
civilian life). 
(4) With the consent of the member, one year 
after the member ceases participation in the program 
as described in paragraph (3). 
(d) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection (a) 
shall include an assessment by the Secretary of the military 
department concerned of the following with respect to the 
Warriors in Transition programs covered by such report: 
(1) The progress of members participating in the 
Warriors in Transition programs in the areas speci-
fied in subsection (a). 
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(2) The efficacy of the Warriors in Transition 
programs in facilitating the transition of members to 
military duty or civilian life, as applicable. 
(3) The differences in outcomes in the Warriors 
in Transition programs, by location, type, Armed 
Force, component, and types of wounds, injuries, or 
conditions of program participants. 
(4) The percentage of members participating in 
the Warriors in Transition programs who receive care 
under such programs from assigned providers, includ-
ing medical care case managers, non-medical service 
providers (including non-medical case managers, legal 
support personnel, and, as applicable, Physical Eval-
uation Board Liaison Officers), mental health care 
providers, and medical evaluation (MEB) physicians 
whose caseload exceeds the caseload ratio that has 
been designated as adequate by the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(5) The percentage of members participating in 
the Warriors in Transition programs for whom the 
intervals between various phases in the transition 
process exceeds the average length of such intervals, 
including intervals relating to appointment times for 
specialists and for treatment for Post-Traumatic 
Stress Disorder (PTSD). 
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(6) Such other measurements of outcomes or 
progress of members through the Warriors in Transi-
tion programs as such Secretary considers appro-
priate. 
(e) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—Data 
collected under this section shall be treated in compliance 
with the provisions of section 552a of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’). 
(f) SUNSET.—No report is required under this section 
after September 30, 2017. 
(g) WARRIORS IN TRANSITION PROGRAM DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Warriors in Transition program’’ 
means any major support program of the Armed Forces for 
members of the Armed Forces with severe wounds, illnesses, 
or injuries that is intended to provide such members with 
non-medical case management service and care coordina-
tion services, and includes the programs as follows: 
(1) Warrior Transition Units and the Wounded 
Warrior Program of the Army. 
(2) The Safe Harbor program of the Navy. 
(3) The Wounded Warrior Regiment of the Ma-
rine Corps. 
(4) The Recovery Care Program and the Wound-
ed Warrior programs of the Air Force. 
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(5) The Care Coalition of the United States Spe-
cial Operations Command. 
SEC. 732. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT 
OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO 
EXPERIENCE TRAUMATIC INJURY AS A RE-
SULT OF VACCINATIONS REQUIRED BY THE 
DEPARTMENT. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
in consultation with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting 
forth the results of a comprehensive review (conducted for 
purposes of the report) of the adequacy and effectiveness of 
the policies, procedures, and systems of the Department of 
Defense in providing support to members of the Armed 
Forces who experience traumatic injury as a result of a vac-
cination required by the Department. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) The number and nature of traumatic injuries 
incurred by members of the Armed Forces as a result 
of a vaccination required by the Department of De-
fense each year since January 1, 2001, set forth by 
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aggregate in each year and by military department 
in each year. 
(2) Such recommendations as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate for improvements to the 
policies, procedures, and systems (including tracking 
systems) of the Department to identify members of the 
Armed Forces who experience traumatic injury as a 
result of a vaccination required by the Department. 
(3) Such recommendations as the Secretary of 
Defense considers appropriate for improvements to the 
policies, procedures, and systems of the Department to 
support members of the Armed Forces who experience 
traumatic injury as a result of a vaccination required 
by the Department. 
SEC. 733. PLAN TO ELIMINATE GAPS AND REDUNDANCIES 
IN PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND 
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AMONG MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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 Representa-
tives a plan to streamline the programs of the Depart-
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ment of Defense that address psychological health and 
traumatic brain injury among members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A complete list of the programs de-
scribed in paragraph (1), including a detailed 
description of the intended function of each such 
program. 
(B) An identification of any gaps in serv-
ices and treatments in the programs listed under 
subparagraph (A) 
(C) An identification of any redundancies 
in the programs listed under subparagraph (A). 
(D) A plan for mitigating the gaps identi-
fied under subparagraph (B) and for elimi-
nating the redundancies identified under sub-
paragraph (C). 
(E) An identification of the individual in 
the Department who will be responsible for lead-
ing implementation of the plan required by 
paragraph (1). 
(F) A schedule for the implementation of the 
plan. 
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(b) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the status of 
the implementation of the plan required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 734. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDA-
TIONS OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF 
THE UNITED STATES ON PREVENTION OF 
HEARING LOSS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
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 implementation of the 
recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United 
States in the January 2011 report of the Comptroller Gen-
eral entitled ‘‘Hearing Loss Prevention: Improvements to 
DOD Hearing Conservation Programs Could Lead to Better 
Outcomes’’ that address prevention of hearing loss, abate-
ment of hearing loss, data collection regarding hearing loss, 
and the need for a new interagency data sharing system 
so that sufficient information is available to address and 
track hearing injuries and loss. 
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SEC. 735. SENSE OF SENATE ON MENTAL HEALTH COUN-
SELORS 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. 
It is the sense of the Senate that— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs should develop a plan to ensure a 
sustainable flow of qualified counselors to meet the 
long-term needs of members of the Armed Forces, vet-
erans, and their families for counselors; and 
(2) the plan should include the participation of 
accredited schools and universities, health care pro-
viders, professional counselors, family service or sup-
port centers, chaplains, and other appropriate re-
sources of the Department of Defense and the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 736. PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK PROGRAM FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
AND 
THEIR DEPENDENTS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
and the Attorney General shall jointly carry out a program 
(commonly referred to as a ‘‘prescription drug take-back 
program’’) under which members of the Armed Forces and 
dependents of members of the Armed Forces may deliver 
controlled substances to such facilities as may be jointly de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense and the Attorney Gen-
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eral to be disposed of in accordance with section 302(g) of 
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 822(g)). 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The program required by 
subsection (a) shall provide for the following: 
(1) The delivery of controlled substances under 
the program to such members of the Armed Forces, 
medical professionals, and other employees of the De-
partment of Defense, and to such other acceptance 
mechanisms, as the Secretary and the Attorney Gen-
eral jointly specify for purposes of the program. 
(2) Appropriate guidelines and procedures to 
prevent the diversion, misuse, theft, or loss of con-
trolled substances delivered under the program. 
Subtitle E—Mental Health Care 
Matters 
SEC. 751. ENHANCEMENT OF OVERSIGHT AND MANAGE-
MENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE 
PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall, act-
ing through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness, establish within the Office of the Secretary 
of Defense a position with responsibility for oversight and 
management of all suicide prevention and resilience pro-
grams and all preventative behavioral health programs of 
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the Department of Defense (including those of the military 
departments and the Armed Forces). 
(b) SCOPE
OF RESPONSIBILITIES.—The individual 
serving in the position established pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall have the responsibilities as follows: 
(1) To establish a uniform definition of resil-
iency for use in the suicide prevention and resilience 
programs and preventative behavioral health pro-
grams of the Department of Defense (including those 
of the military departments and the Armed Forces). 
(2) In consultation with the National Center for 
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs and other appropriate public and 
private agencies and entities, to require the use of 
clinical best practices in mental health care, suicide 
prevention programs, and resilience programs of the 
Department of Defense, including the diagnosis and 
treatment of behavioral health disorders. 
(3) To oversee and manage the comprehensive 
program on the prevention of suicide among members 
of the Armed Forces required by section 752. 
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SEC. 752. COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ON PREVENTION OF 
SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall, acting through the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, develop and imple-
ment within the Department of Defense a comprehensive 
program on the prevention of suicide among members of 
the Armed Forces. In developing the program, the Secretary 
shall consider recommendations from the operational ele-
ments of the Armed Forces regarding the feasibility of the 
implementation and execution of particular elements of the 
program. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The comprehensive program required 
by subsection (a) shall include elements to achieve the fol-
lowing: 
(1) To raise awareness among members of the 
Armed Forces about mental health conditions and the 
stigma associated with mental health conditions and 
mental health care. 
(2) To provide members of the Armed Forces 
generally, members of the Armed Forces in super-
visory positions (including officers in command bil-
lets and non-commissioned officers), and medical per-
sonnel of the Armed Forces and the Department of 
Defense with effective means of identifying members 
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of the Armed Forces who are at risk for suicide (in-
cluding enhanced means for early identification and 
treatment of such members). 
(3) To provide members of the Armed Forces who 
are at risk of suicide with continuous access to suicide 
prevention services, including suicide crisis services. 
(4) To evaluate and assess the effectiveness of the 
suicide prevention and resilience programs and pre-
ventative behavioral health programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense (including those of the military de-
partments and the Armed Forces), including the de-
velopment of metrics for that purpose. 
(5) To evaluate and assess the current diagnostic 
tools and treatment methods in the programs referred 
to in paragraph (4) in order to ensure clinical best 
practices are used in such programs. 
(6) To ensure that the programs referred to in 
paragraph (4) incorporate evidenced-based practices 
when available. 
(7) To provide for the training of mental health 
care providers on evidence-based therapies in connec-
tion with suicide prevention. 
(8) To establish training standards for behav-
ioral health care providers in order to ensure that 
such providers receive training on clinical best prac-
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tices and evidence-based treatments as information on 
such practices and treatments becomes available, and 
to ensure such standards are met. 
(9) To provide for the integration of mental 
health screenings and suicide risk and prevention for 
members of the Armed Forces into the delivery of pri-
mary care for such members. 
(10) To ensure appropriate responses to at-
tempted or completed suicides among members of the 
Armed Forces, including guidance and training to as-
sist commanders in addressing incidents of attempted 
or completed suicide within their units. 
(11) To ensure the protection of the privacy of 
members of the Armed Forces seeking or receiving 
treatment relating to suicide. 
(12) Such other matters as the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate in connection with the 
prevention of suicide among members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing and implementing 
the comprehensive program required by subsection (a), the 
Under Secretary shall consult with appropriate officials 
and elements of the Department of Defense, appropriate 
centers of excellence within the Department of Defense, and 
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other public and private entities with expertise in mental 
health and suicide prevention. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION BY THE ARMED FORCES.—In 
implementing the comprehensive program required by sub-
section (a) with respect to an Armed Force, the Secretary 
of the military department concerned may, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary and with the approval of the Sec-
retary of Defense, modify particular elements of the pro-
gram in order to adapt the program appropriately to the 
unique culture and elements of that Armed Force. 
(e) QUALITY ASSURANCE.—In developing and imple-
menting the comprehensive program required by subsection 
(a), the Under Secretary shall develop and implement ap-
propriate mechanisms to provide for the oversight and man-
agement of the program, including quality measures to as-
sess the efficacy of the program in preventing suicide among 
members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 753. QUALITY REVIEW OF MEDICAL EVALUATION 
BOARDS, PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARDS, 
AND PHYSICAL EVALUATION BOARD LIAISON 
OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
standardize, assess, and monitor the quality assurance pro-
grams of the military departments to evaluate the following 
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in the performance of their duties (including duties under 
chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code): 
(1) Medical Evaluation Boards (MEBs). 
(2) Physical Evaluation Boards (PEBs). 
(3) Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officers 
(PEBLOs). 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the quality assur-
ance program shall be as follows: 
(1) To ensure accuracy and consistency in the 
determinations and decisions of Medical Evaluation 
Boards and Physical Evaluation Boards. 
(2) To otherwise monitor and sustain proper 
performance of the duties of Medical Evaluation 
Boards and Physical Evaluation Boards, and of 
Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officers. 
(3) Such other objectives as the Secretary shall 
specify for purposes of the quality assurance program. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report setting forth the plan 
of the Secretary for the implementation of the require-
ments of this section. 
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(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the submittal of the report required 
by paragraph (1), and annually thereafter for the 
next four years, the Secretary shall submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report setting 
forth an assessment of the implementation of the re-
quirements of this section during the one-year period 
ending on the date of the report under this para-
graph. Each report shall include, in particular, an 
assessment of the extent to which the quality assur-
ance program under the requirements of this section 
meets the objectives specified in subsection (b). 
(3) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives. 
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SEC. 754. ASSESSMENT OF ADEQUACY OF MENTAL HEALTH 
CARE BENEFITS UNDER THE TRICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) INDEPENDENT
ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, enter into a con-
tract with an appropriate independent entity to assess 
whether the mental health care benefits available for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and other covered beneficiaries 
under the TRICARE program are adequate to meet the 
needs of such members and beneficiaries for mental health 
care. 
(b) REPORT.—The contract required by subsection (a) 
shall require the entity conducting the assessment required 
by the contract to submit to the Secretary of Defense, and 
to the congressional defense committees, a report setting 
forth the results of the assessment by not later than 180 
days after the date of entry into the contract. If the entity 
determines pursuant to the assessment that the mental 
health care benefits available for members of the Armed 
Forces and other covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE 
program are not adequate to meet the needs of such members 
and beneficiaries for mental health care, the report shall 
include such recommendations for legislative or administra-
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tive action as the entity considers appropriate to remediate 
any identified inadequacy. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered beneficiaries’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072(5) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1072(7) of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 755. SHARING BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF 
RECORDS 
AND 
INFORMATION 
RETAINED 
UNDER THE MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED 
OVERSEAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly enter into a 
memorandum of understanding providing for the sharing 
by the Department of Defense with the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs of the results of examinations and other 
records on members of the Armed Forces that are retained 
and maintained with respect to the medical tracking system 
for members deployed overseas under section 1074f(c) of title 
10, United States Code. 
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(b) CESSATION UPON IMPLEMENTATION
OF ELEC-
TRONIC HEALTH RECORD.—The sharing required pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall cease on the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
jointly certify to Congress that the Secretaries have fully 
implemented an integrated electronic health record for 
members of the Armed Forces that is fully interoperable be-
tween the Department of Defense and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 756. PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES IN PEER SUPPORT COUNSELING 
PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly enter 
into a memorandum of understanding providing for 
members of the Armed Forces described in subsection 
(b) to volunteer or be considered for employment as 
peer counselors under the following: 
(A) The peer support counseling program 
carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
under subsection (j) of section 1720F of title 38, 
United States Code, as part of the comprehensive 
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program for suicide prevention among veterans 
under subsection (a) of such section. 
(B) The peer support counseling program 
carried out by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
under section 304(a)(1) of the Caregivers and 
Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111–163; 124 Stat. 1150; 38 U.S.C. 
1712A note). 
(2) TRAINING.—Any member participating in a 
peer support counseling program under paragraph 
(1) shall receive the training for peer counselors under 
section 1720F(j)(2) of title 38, United States Code, or 
section 304(c) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omni-
bus Health Services Act of 2010, as applicable, before 
performing peer support counseling duties under such 
program. 
(b) COVERED MEMBERS.—Members of the Armed 
Forces described in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Members of the reserve components of the 
Armed Forces who are demobilizing after deployment 
in a theater of combat operations, including, in par-
ticular, members who participated in combat against 
the enemy while so deployed. 
(2) Members of the regular components of the 
Armed Forces separating from active duty who have 
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been deployed in a theater of combat operations in 
which such members participated in combat against 
the enemy. 
SEC. 757. RESEARCH AND MEDICAL PRACTICE ON MENTAL 
HEALTH CONDITIONS. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION ON RE-
SEARCH AND PRACTICE.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish within the Department of Defense an organization 
to carry out the responsibilities specified in subsection (b). 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The organization established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
(1) carry out programs and activities designed 
to provide for the translation of research on the diag-
nosis and treatment of mental health conditions into 
policy on medical practices; 
(2) make recommendations to the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Health Affairs on the translation 
of such research into the policies of the Department 
of Defense on medical practices with respect to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces; and 
(3) discharge such other responsibilities relating 
to research and medical practices on mental health 
conditions, and the policies of the Department on 
such practices with respect to members of the Armed 
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Forces, as the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary 
shall specify for purposes of this section. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the orga-
nization required by subsection (a). The report shall 
include a description of the organization and a plan 
for implementing the requirements of this section. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress each year a report on the activities 
of the organization established under subsection (a) 
during the preceding year. Each report shall include 
the following: 
(A) A summary description of the activities 
of the organization during the preceding year. 
(B) A description of the recommendations 
made by the organization to the Assistant Sec-
retary under subsection (b)(2) during the year, 
and a description of the actions undertaken (or 
to be undertaken) by the Assistant Secretary in 
response to such recommendations. 
(C) Such other matters relating to the ac-
tivities of the organization, including rec-
ommendations for additional legislative or ad-
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ministrative action, as the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Assistant Secretary, considers 
appropriate. 
SEC. 758. DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 
(a) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.—The Admin-
istrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Sec-
retary of Defense establishing procedures under which a 
member of the Armed Forces may deliver a controlled sub-
stance to a member of the Armed Forces or an employee 
of the Department of Defense to be disposed of in accordance 
with section 302(g) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 822(g)). 
(b) VETERANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall enter 
into a memorandum of understanding with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs establishing procedures 
under which a veteran may deliver a controlled sub-
stance to an employee of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to be disposed of in accordance with section 
302(g) of the Controlled Substances Act. 
(2) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
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SEC. 759. TRANSPARENCY OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERV-
ICES. 
(a) MEASUREMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERV-
ICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2013, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop 
and implement a comprehensive set of measures to as-
sess mental health care services furnished by the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The measures developed and 
implemented under paragraph (1) shall provide an 
accurate and comprehensive assessment of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The timeliness of the furnishing of men-
tal health care by the Department. 
(B) The satisfaction of patients who receive 
mental health care services furnished by the De-
partment. 
(C) The capacity of the Department to fur-
nish mental health care. 
(D) The availability and furnishing of evi-
dence-based therapies by the Department. 
(b) GUIDELINES
FOR STAFFING MENTAL HEALTH 
CARE SERVICES.—Not later than December 31, 2013, the 
Secretary shall develop and implement guidelines for the 
staffing of general and specialty mental health care services, 
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including at community-based outpatient clinics. Such 
guidelines shall include productivity standards for pro-
viders of mental health care. 
(c) STUDY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to 
enter into a contract with the National Academy of 
Sciences to create a study committee— 
(A) to consult with the Secretary on the 
Secretary’s development and implementation of 
the measures and guidelines required by sub-
sections (a) and (b); and 
(B) to conduct an assessment and provide 
an analysis and recommendations on the state of 
Department mental health services. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—In entering into the contract 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, with 
respect to paragraph (1)(B), include in such contract 
a provision for the study committee— 
(A) to conduct a comprehensive assessment 
of barriers to access to mental health care by vet-
erans who served in the Armed Forces in Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Free-
dom, or Operation New Dawn; 
(B) to assess the quality of the mental 
health care being provided to such veterans (in-
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(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘85 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘50 percent’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year after fis-
cal year 2011’’ after ‘‘in paragraph (1)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2012.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such fiscal year, including for each 
project to be initiated during such fiscal year the 
following: 
‘‘(A) An estimate of the financial and other 
requirements necessary to sustain such project on 
an annual basis after the completion of such 
project. 
‘‘(B) An assessment whether the Government 
of Afghanistan is committed to and has the ca-
pacity to maintain and use such project after its 
completion. 
‘‘(C) A description of any arrangements for 
the sustainment of such project following its com-
pletion if the Government of Afghanistan lacks 
the capacity (in either financial or human re-
sources) to maintain such project.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
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