,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,guthrie introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1  
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,defense to    
establish a task force on urotrauma4    
#a4 ,task force on ,urotrauma  7a7      
,establishment ,subject to the          
availability of appropriations for such 
purpose1 the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall establish a task force to be known
 as the ,task ,force on ,urotrauma 7in  
this section referred to as the ,task   
,force7 to continue and expand the      
report of the ,secretary on urotrauma   
titled ,genitourinary ,trauma in the    
,military and dated ,december #bg1      

#bjaa4  7b7 ,consultation ,in carrying  
out this section1 the ,secretary of     
,defense shall consult with the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services4  7c7 ,duties ,the ,task      
,force shall conduct a study on         
urotrauma among members of the ,armed   
,forces and veterans1 including--  7#a7 
an analysis of the incidence1 duration1 
morbidity rate1 and mortality rate of   
urotrauma2  7#b7 an analysis of the     
social and economic costs and effects of
 urotrauma2  7#c7 with respect to the   
,department of ,defense and ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs1 an evaluation of 
the facilities1 access to private       
facilities1 resources1 personnel1 and   
research activities that are related to 
the diagnosis1 prevention1 and treatment
 of urotrauma2  7#d7 an evaluation of   
programs 7including such biological1    
behavioral1 environmental1 and social   
programs7 that improve the prevention or
 treatment of urotrauma2  7#e7 a        

long-term plan for the use and          
organization of the resources of the    
,federal ,government to improve the     
prevention and treatment of urotrauma2  
7#f7 an analysis of shortfalls in       
research1 expertise1 and health care    
infrastructure for female victims of    
urotrauma2  7#g7 an analysis of         
technical1 administrative1 and budgetary
 mechanisms to allow for enhanced       
reproductive services for members who   
have been affected by urotrauma or who  
are at high risk of urotrauma2  7#h7 an 
assessment of opportunities to enhance  
the coordination of--  7,a7 ,federal    
resources used to research1 prevent1 and
 continuously improve the management of 
urotrauma2 and  7,b7 inter-agency       
efforts regarding the chronic physical1 
behavioral1 and emotional care of       
victims of urotrauma2 and  7#i7 updates 
to the report referred to in subsection 
7a74  7d7 ,membership  7#a7 ,appointed  
members ,in addition to the ex officio  
members described in paragraph 7#b71 the

 ,task ,force shall be composed of #ai  
members as follows3  7,a7 ,sixteen      
members appointed by the ,secretary of  
,defense4  7,b7 ,one member appointed by
 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human   
,services from among officers or        
employees of the ,national ,institute of
 ,diabetes and ,digestive and ,kidney   
,diseases whose primary interest is in  
the field of urotrauma4  7,c7 ,the      
,chief of the ,department of ,surgery of
 ,walter ,reed ,national ,military      
,medical ,center4  7,d7 ,the ,chief     
,medical ,director of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,ex officio  
members ,the nonvoting1 ex officio      
members of the ,task ,force are as      
follows3  7,a7 ,the ,surgeon ,general of
 the ,navy4  7,b7 ,the ,surgeon ,general
 of the ,army4  7,c7 ,the ,surgeon      
,general of the ,air ,force4  7,d7 ,the 
,medical ,officer of the ,marine ,corps4
  7,e7 ,the ,director of the ,national  
,institutes of ,health4  7,f7 ,the      
,director of the ,national ,institute of

 ,diabetes and ,digestive and ,kidney   
,diseases4  7,g7 ,the ,director of the  
,division of ,kidney1 ,urologic1 and    
,hematologic ,diseases of the ,national 
,institute of ,diabetes and ,digestive  
,kidney ,diseases4  7,h7 ,the ,director 
of the ,national ,institute of          
,biomedical ,imaging and                
,bioengineering4  7#c7 ,qualifications  
,in appointing members under paragraph  
7#a77;,a71 the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall appoint individuals with          
experience related to--  7,a7 studying  
or researching urotrauma2  7,b7         
preventing or treating urotrauma2 or    
7,c7 suffering from urotrauma4  7#d7    
,term ,each member shall be appointed   
for the life of the ,task ,force4  7#e7 
,vacancies ,a vacancy in the ,task      
,force shall be filled in the manner in 
which the original appointment was made4
  7#f7 ,pay  7,a7 ,except as provided in
 subparagraph 7,c71 members of the ,task
 ,force shall serve without pay4  7,b7  
,except as provided in subparagraph     

7,c71 members of the ,task ,force who   
are full-time officers or employees of  
the ,united ,states may not receive     
additional pay1 allowances1 or benefits 
by reason of their service on the ,task 
,force4  7,c7 ,each member shall receive
 travel expenses1 including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence1 in accordance with 
applicable provisions under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  7#g7 ,quorum ,a majority
 of members of the ,task ,force shall   
constitute a quorum but a lesser number 
may hold hearings4  7#h7 ,chairperson   
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
designate a member as the chairperson of
 the ,task ,force4  7#i7 ,meetings ,the 
,task ,force shall meet at the call of  
the chairperson4  7e7 ,staff  7#a7      
,director ,the ,task ,force shall have a
 director who shall be appointed by the 
chairperson4  7#b7 ,staff ,subject to   
rules prescribed by the ,task ,force1   
the chairperson may appoint additional  
personnel as the chairperson considers  

appropriate4  7#c7 ,applicability of    
certain civil service laws ,the director
 and staff of the ,task ,force shall be 
appointed subject to the provisions of  
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        
governing appointments in the           
competitive service1 and shall be paid  
in accordance with the provisions of    
chapter #ea and subchapter ,,iii of     
chapter #ec of that title relating to   
classification and ,general ,schedule   
pay rates4  7#d7 ,experts and           
consultants ,subject to rules prescribed
 by the ,task ,force1 the chairperson   
may procure temporary and intermittent  
services under section #caji7;b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7  
,staff to federal agencies ,upon request
 of the chairperson1 the head of any    
,federal department or agency may       
detail1 on a reimbursable basis1 any of 
the personnel of that department or     
agency to the ,task ,force to assist it 
in carrying out its duties under this   
section4  7f7 ,powers of ,task ,force   

7#a7 ,hearings and sessions ,the ,task  
,force may1 for the purpose of carrying 
out this section1 hold hearings1 sit and
 act at times and places1 take          
testimony1 and receive evidence as the  
,task ,force considers appropriate4 ,the
 ,task ,force may administer oaths or   
affirmations to witnesses appearing     
before it4  7#b7 ,powers of ,members and
 agents ,any member or agent of the     
,task ,force may1 if authorized by the  
,task ,force1 take any action which the 
,task ,force is authorized to take by   
this section4  7#c7 ,obtaining official 
data ,the ,task ,force may secure       
directly from any department or agency  
of the ,united ,states information      
necessary to enable it to carry out this
 section4 ,upon request of the          
chairperson of the ,task ,force1 the    
head of that department or agency shall 
furnish that information to the ,task   
,force4  7#d7 ,mails ,the ,task ,force  
may use the ,united ,states mails in the
 same manner and under the same         

conditions as other departments and     
agencies of the ,united ,states4  7#e7  
,administrative support services ,upon  
the request of the ,task ,force1 the    
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall provide to the ,task ,force1 on a 
reimbursable basis1 the administrative  
support services necessary for the ,task
 ,force to carry out its                
responsibilities under this section4    
7g7 ,reports  7#a7 ,interim report ,not 
later than one year after the date on   
which the members are appointed under   
subsection 7d77#a71 the ,task ,force    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees an interim     
report on the study conducted under     
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,final report ,not
 later than two years after the date on 
which the members are appointed under   
subsection 7d77#a71 the ,task ,force    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a final report 
on the study conducted under subsection 
7c71 including any recommendations the  

,task ,force considers appropriate to   
improve the prevention and treatment of 
urotrauma among members of the ,armed   
,forces and veterans4  7h7 ,termination 
,the ,task ,force shall terminate on the
 date that is #fj days after the date on
 which the ,task ,force submits the     
final report under subsection 7g77#b74  
7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,the term appropriate congressional    
committees means--  7,a7 the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives and ,senate2 and  7,b7 
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
,senate4  7#b7 ,the term urotrauma means
 injury to the urinary tract 7including 
the kidneys1 ureters1 urinary bladder1  
urethra1 and female and male genitalia7 
from a penetrating1 blunt1 blast1       
thermal1 chemical1 or biological cause4 
7j7 ,authorization of ,appropriations   
7#a7 ,authorization ,there is authorized
 to be appropriated to carry out this   
section #a1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   

years #bjad through #bjag4  7#b7 ,offset
 ,the amount otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated for operation and          
maintenance1 ,defense-wide1 for the     
,office of the ,secretary of ,defense   
for each of fiscal years #bjad through  
#bjag is reduced by #a1jjj1jjj4