S.Amdt. 5599

1. Rewrites the text S.Amdt. 5437 would insert

   Rewrites S.Amdt. 5437In place of the text S.Amdt. 5437 would insert

   In S.Amdt. 5437 as proposed

   Struck: SEC. 722. COGNITIVE REHABILITATION STUDY.

   Struck: (a) In General.--There shall be set-aside from amounts appropriated under section 1403, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 to enable the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to conduct a long-term (10 year), integrated study of at least 10,000 participants (including injured service members, smaller at-risk populations, and those individuals separated from service but not seeking Veterans Administration services) concerning cognitive rehabilitation research.

   Struck: (b) Requirements.--The cognitive rehabilitation research study conducted under subsection (a) shall--

   Struck: (1) be designed to contribute to the establishment of evidence-based practice guidelines in the area of cognitive rehabilitation including predictors of relapse and recovery;

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   Struck: (2) evaluate how use of health care services affects symptoms, functioning, and outcomes over time;

   Struck: (3) evaluate how traumatic health injuries and mental health conditions affect physical health, economic productivity, and social functioning;

   Struck: (4) evaluate how long-term impairments may be reduced based on different rehabilitation options;

   Struck: (5) be designed to result in the implementation of strategies for accessing quality mental health treatment care, including cognitive rehabilitation;

   Struck: (6) assess current research activity on post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, evaluate programs, and make recommendations for strategic research priority setting; and

   Struck: (7) be coordinated with the study conducted under section 721 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).

   Struck: (c) Reports.--

   Struck: (1) Baseline report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a baseline report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

   Struck: (2) Preliminary report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a preliminary report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

   Struck: (3) Final report.--Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a final report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

   Inserted: SEC. 722. REPORT ON COGNITIVE REHABILITATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

   Inserted: The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the evidence to be required from a long term, integrated study on treatment strategies for cognitive rehabilitation for members of the Armed Forces who have sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in order to permit the Department to Defense to determine how receipt of cognitive rehabilitation by such members for Traumatic Brain Injury could be reimbursed as a health care benefit.

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