,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ihd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjac ,mr4   
,gu?rie introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$         
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,def5se to e/abli% a task   
=ce on urotrauma4  #a4 ,task =ce on     
,urotrauma  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,subject to 
! availability ( appropriations = su*   
purpose1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all     
e/abli% a task =ce to be kn[n z ! ,task 
,=ce on ,urotrauma 79 ?is section ref]r$
 to z ! ,task ,=ce7 to cont9ue & exp& ! 
report ( ! ,secret>y on urotrauma titl$ 
,g5it\r9>y ,trauma 9 ! ,milit>y & dat$  
,decemb] #bg1 #bjaa4  7b7 ,consultation 
,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all consult ) ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs & ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?

 & ,human ,s]vices4  7c7 ,duties ,!     
,task ,=ce %all conduct a /udy on       
urotrauma among memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &
 vet]ans1 includ+--  7#a7 an analysis ( 
! incid5ce1 duration1 morbidity rate1 & 
mortality rate ( urotrauma2  7#b7 an    
analysis ( ! social & economic co/s &   
effects ( urotrauma2  7#c7 ) respect to 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 an evaluation ( !    
facilities1 access to private           
facilities1 res\rces1 p]sonnel1 & rese>*
 activities t are relat$ to ! diagnosis1
 prev5tion1 & treatm5t ( urotrauma2     
7#d7 an evaluation ( programs 7includ+  
su* biological1 behavioral1             
environm5tal1 & social programs7 t      
improve ! prev5tion or treatm5t (       
urotrauma2  7#e7 a long-t]m plan = ! use
 & organization ( ! res\rces ( ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t to improve ! prev5tion &      
treatm5t ( urotrauma2  7#f7 an analysis 
( %ortfalls 9 rese>*1 exp]tise1 & heal? 
c>e infra/ructure = female victims (    
urotrauma2  7#g7 an analysis ( te*nical1

 adm9i/rative1 & budget>y me*anisms to  
all[ = enhanc$ reproductive s]vices =   
memb]s :o h be5 affect$ by urotrauma or 
:o are at high risk ( urotrauma2  7#h7  
an assessm5t ( opportunities to enhance 
! coord9ation (--  7,a7 ,f$]al res\rces 
us$ to rese>*1 prev5t1 & cont9u\sly     
improve ! managem5t ( urotrauma2 &  7,b7
 int]-ag5cy ef=ts reg>d+ ! *ronic       
physical1 behavioral1 & emotional c>e ( 
victims ( urotrauma2 &  7#i7 updates to 
! report ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a74    
7d7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,appo9t$ memb]s ,9  
addition to ! ex (ficio memb]s describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,task ,=ce %all be   
compos$ ( #ai memb]s z foll[s3  7,a7    
,sixte5 memb]s appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se4  7,b7 ,"o memb] appo9t$ by !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices f  
among (fic]s or employees ( ! ,national 
,in/itute ( ,diabetes & ,dige/ive &     
,kidney ,diseases ^: prim>y int]e/ is 9 
! field ( urotrauma4  7,c7 ,! ,*ief ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,surg]y ( ,walt] ,re$       
,national ,milit>y ,m$ical ,c5t]4  7,d7 

,! ,*ief ,m$ical ,director ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,ex (ficio  
memb]s ,! nonvot+1 ex (ficio memb]s ( ! 
,task ,=ce are z foll[s3  7,a7 ,!       
,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,navy4  7,b7 ,!     
,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,army4  7,c7 ,!     
,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,air ,=ce4  7,d7 ,! 
,m$ical ,(fic] ( ! ,m>9e ,corps4  7,e7  
,! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes ( 
,heal?4  7,f7 ,! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,diabetes & ,dige/ive &    
,kidney ,diseases4  7,g7 ,! ,director ( 
! ,division ( ,kidney1 ,urologic1 &     
,hematologic ,diseases ( ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,diabetes & ,dige/ive       
,kidney ,diseases4  7,h7 ,! ,director ( 
! ,national ,in/itute ( ,biom$ical      
,imag+ & ,bio5g9e]+4  7#c7              
,qualifications ,9 appo9t+ memb]s "u    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se %all appo9t individuals )       
exp]i5ce relat$ to--  7,a7 /udy+ or     
rese>*+ urotrauma2  7,b7 prev5t+ or     
treat+ urotrauma2 or  7,c7 suff]+ f     
urotrauma4  7#d7 ,t]m ,ea* memb] %all be

 appo9t$ = ! life ( ! ,task ,=ce4  7#e7 
,vacancies ,a vacancy 9 ! ,task ,=ce    
%all be fill$ 9 ! mann] 9 :i* ! orig9al 
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7#f7 ,pay  7,a7      
,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c71   
memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce %all s]ve )\t pay4
  7,b7 ,except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,c71 memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce :o are      
full-"t (fic]s or employees ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates may n receive additional pay1    
all[ances1 or b5efits by reason ( _!    
s]vice on ! ,task ,=ce4  7,c7 ,ea* memb]
 %all receive travel exp5ses1 includ+ p]
 diem 9 lieu ( subsi/5ce1 9 accordance )
 applicable provisions "u sub*apt] ,i ( 
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7#g7 ,quorum ,a majority (      
memb]s ( ! ,task ,=ce %all con/itute a  
quorum b a less] numb] may hold he>+s4  
7#h7 ,*airp]son ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se  
%all designate a memb] z ! *airp]son ( !
 ,task ,=ce4  7#i7 ,meet+s ,! ,task ,=ce
 %all meet at ! call ( ! *airp]son4  7e7
 ,/aff  7#a7 ,director ,! ,task ,=ce    
%all h a director :o %all be appo9t$ by 

! *airp]son4  7#b7 ,/aff ,subject to    
rules prescrib$ by ! ,task ,=ce1 !      
*airp]son may appo9t additional p]sonnel
 z ! *airp]son consid]s appropriate4    
7#c7 ,applicability ( c]ta9 civil s]vice
 laws ,! director & /aff ( ! ,task ,=ce 
%all be appo9t$ subject to ! provisions 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 gov]n+ 
appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive s]vice1 &    
%all be paid 9 accordance ) ! provisions
 ( *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt]   
#ec ( t title relat+ to classification &
 ,g5]al ,s*$ule pay rates4  7#d7 ,exp]ts
 & consultants ,subject to rules        
prescrib$ by ! ,task ,=ce1 ! *airp]son  
may procure tempor>y & int]mitt5t       
s]vices "u section #caji7;b7 ( title #e1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#e7 ,/aff to    
f$]al ag5cies ,^u reque/ ( ! *airp]son1 
! head ( any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy   
may detail1 on a reimbursable basis1 any
 ( ! p]sonnel ( t dep>tm5t or ag5cy to !
 ,task ,=ce to assi/ x 9 c>ry+ out its  
duties "u ?is section4  7f7 ,p[]s (     
,task ,=ce  7#a7 ,he>+s & sessions ,!   

,task ,=ce may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+ out 
?is section1 hold he>+s1 sit & act at   
times & places1 take te/imony1 & receive
 evid5ce z ! ,task ,=ce consid]s        
appropriate4 ,! ,task ,=ce may adm9i/]  
oa?s or affirmations to witnesses appe>+
 be=e x4  7#b7 ,p[]s ( ,memb]s & ag5ts  
,any memb] or ag5t ( ! ,task ,=ce may1  
if au?oriz$ by ! ,task ,=ce1 take any   
action :i* ! ,task ,=ce is au?oriz$ to  
take by ?is section4  7#c7 ,obta9+      
(ficial data ,! ,task ,=ce may secure   
directly f any dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates in=mation necess>y to     
enable x to c>ry out ?is section4 ,^u   
reque/ ( ! *airp]son ( ! ,task ,=ce1 !  
head ( t dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all furni% t
 in=mation to ! ,task ,=ce4  7#d7 ,mails
 ,! ,task ,=ce may use ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
mails 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same        
conditions z o!r dep>tm5ts & ag5cies ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,adm9i/rative     
support s]vices ,^u ! reque/ ( ! ,task  
,=ce1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices  
%all provide to ! ,task ,=ce1 on a      

reimbursable basis1 ! adm9i/rative      
support s]vices necess>y = ! ,task ,=ce 
to c>ry out its responsibilities "u ?is 
section4  7g7 ,reports  7#a7 ,int]im    
report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date on
 :i* ! memb]s are appo9t$ "u subsection 
7d77#a71 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit to !  
appropriate congressional committees an 
int]im report on ! /udy conduct$ "u     
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n   
lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !  
memb]s are appo9t$ "u subsection        
7d77#a71 ! ,task ,=ce %all submit to !  
appropriate congressional committees a  
f9al report on ! /udy conduct$ "u       
subsection 7c71 includ+ any             
recomm5dations ! ,task ,=ce consid]s    
appropriate to improve ! prev5tion &    
treatm5t ( urotrauma among memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans4  7h7 ,t]m9ation  
,! ,task ,=ce %all t]m9ate on ! date t  
is #fj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,task  
,=ce submits ! f9al report "u subsection
 7g77#b74  7i7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m appropriate       

congressional committees means--  7,a7 !
 ,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !  
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate4  7#b7 
,! t]m urotrauma means injury to ! ur9>y
 tract 7includ+ ! kidneys1 uret]s1 ur9>y
 bladd]1 ure?ra1 & female & male        
g5italia7 f a p5etrat+1 blunt1 bla/1    
!rmal1 *emical1 or biological cause4    
7j7 ,au?orization ( ,appropriations     
7#a7 ,au?orization ,!re is au?oriz$ to  
be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section  
#a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad    
?r\gh #bjag4  7#b7 ,(fset ,! am\nt      
o!rwise au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ =    
op]ation & ma9t5ance1 ,def5se-wide1 = ! 
,(fice ( ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se = ea* (  
fiscal ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjag is r$uc$  
by #a1jjj1jjj4