S.Amdt. 3162

1. Adds SEC. 735. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES ON RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT RELATING TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER at the end of subtitle D of title VII

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   In S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   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 General entitled "Hearing Loss Prevention: Improvements to DOD Hearing Conservation Programs Could Lead to Better Outcomes" that address prevention of hearing loss, abatement 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.

   Inserted: SEC. 735. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES ON RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT RELATING TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

   Inserted: (a) Designation of Coordinating Organization.--The President shall designate, and may redesignate from time to time, the head of an appropriate department or agency of the Federal Government to coordinate all research activities and prevention and treatment efforts undertaken or funded by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government on post-traumatic stress disorder.

   Inserted: (b) Public Advisory Committee.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than June 27, 2013, the head of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) shall establish an advisory committee to provide advice to the head of that department or agency on proposed studies, plans, or strategies relating to research activities and prevention and treatment efforts described in such subsection.

   Inserted: (2) Composition.--The advisory committee established under paragraph (1) shall consist of consisting of the following:

   Inserted: (A) Members of the general public.

   Inserted: (B) Experts in the field of mental health.

   Inserted: (C) Veterans who served in the Armed Forces on active duty and were deployed in connection with a contingency operation (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) after September 1, 2001.

   Inserted: (D) Representatives of such veterans.

   Inserted: (E) Representatives of Government departments or agencies conducting research activities or prevention or treatment described in subsection (a).

   Inserted: (3) Consultation.--The department or agency head described in paragraph (1) shall consult with the advisory committee established under such paragraph on a regular basis.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the head of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status and results of all research, prevention, and treatment activities undertaken by or for the Executive Branch of the Federal Government during the previous year relating to post-traumatic stress disorder.

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   Inserted: (d) Public Availability of Research Findings.--The head of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) shall ensure that the findings of all research conducted by or for the Executive Branch relating to post-traumatic stress disorder research, prevention, and treatment activities are made available to the public through peer-reviewed medical journals, the World Wide Web, and other appropriate media.

   Inserted: (e) Outreach.--The head of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) shall ensure that appropriate departments consult and coordinate in carrying out an ongoing program to provide information to veterans described in subsection (b)(2)(C) relating to the following:

   Inserted: (1) The kinds of physical and mental conditions and injuries that have been incurred by members of the Armed Forces and veterans as a result of service described in subsection (b)(2)(C), particularly with respect to post-traumatic stress.

   Inserted: (2) Any services or benefits available with respect to such conditions and injuries.

   Inserted: (f) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.

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   At the end of subtitle D of title VII, add the following:

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