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,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,brady (             
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 & ,ms4  
,ros57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to submit to ,congress a plan = 
improvem5ts to traumatic bra9 injury &  
po/-traumatic /ress rese>*4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,spe$   
,w>rior ,outcomes1 ,rese>*1 ,detection &
 ,diagnosis ,act ( #bjah or ! ,,swordd  
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
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& ! ,def5se & ,vet]ans ,bra9 ,injury    
,c5t] e/imate t #bb p]c5t ( all combat  
casualties f conflicts 9 ,iraq &        
,afghani/an are bra9 injuries1 comp>$ to
 #ab p]c5t ( ,vietnam-relat$ combat     
casualties4  7#b7 ,! complex physiology 
( ! human bra9 pres5ts unique *all5ges 9
 ! diagnosis & treatm5t ( ^! injuries1 &

 places significant emotional & f9ancial
 burd5s on families liv+ ) ^? :o suff] f
 po/-traumatic /ress & traumatic bra9   
injuries4  7#c7 ,despite consid]able    
ef=t & inve/m5t devot$ to ! diagnosis & 
treatm5t ( invisible w\nds incurr$ f    
milit>y s]vice dur+ ! pa/ decade1       
detection & diagno/ic me?ods1 !rapies1 &
 outcomes = po/-traumatic /ress &       
traumatic bra9 injuries are /ill n rea*+
 ! milit>y & vet]an population fa/      
en\gh4  7#d7 ,accel]at+ innovation &    
treatm5t deliv]y = bra9 disease1        
p>ticul>ly traumatic bra9 injury &      
po/-traumatic /ress1 w\ld be assi/$ by  
policies to improve collaboration betwe5
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & m$ical rese>*      
translation (fices at major univ]sities4
  7#e7 ,exi/+ int]ag5cy me*anisms1 su* z
 ! ,f$]al ,int]ag5cy ,traumatic ,bra9   
,injury ,rese>* & ! ,*ronic ,effects    
,neurotrama ,consortium1 play an        
important role 9 enabl+ break?r\gh      

!rapies = traumatic bra9 injury &       
po/-traumatic /ress by %>+ sci5ce betwe5
 milit>y & nonmilit>y pati5ts affect$ by
 bra9 disease2 h[ev]1 new p>tn]%ips1    
policies1 & processes are requir$ to    
spe$ treatm5t by m effectively comb9+   
sci5tific rese>*1 comm]cial te*nologies1
 & private equity firm res\rces to      
accel]ate ! detection1 diagnosis1 &     
deliv]y ( !rapies = milit>y pati5ts4    
7#f7 ,)9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 !       
,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy s]ves z ! lead    
advocate = bra9 disease diagnosis &     
treatm5t = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #c4 
,plan = improvem5ts to traumatic bra9   
injury & po/-traumatic /ress rese>* ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se %all submit to ! congressional  
def5se committees 7z def9$ 9 section    
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 a report conta9+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,a plan--  7,a7 = ! ,director ( !       
,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy1 9 collaboration )
 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 !     

,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 major    
univ]sities1 & private firms1 z         
appropriate1 to accel]ate coop]ative    
rese>*1 developm5t1 & ! field+ (        
break?r\gh !rapies = traumatic bra9     
injury & po/-traumatic /ress2  7,b7     
describ+ actions = ! ,director to       
maximize ! coord9ation & use ( sci5tific
 rese>* ef=ts c>ri$ out by o!r elem5ts (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,national     
,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 major univ]sities1 & 
private firms1 z appropriate2  7,c7     
describ+ ! /rategy ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se to lev]age exi/+ o!r transaction
 agreem5ts pursuant to section #bcga (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 su* z ! 
,m$ical ,te*nology ,ent]prise           
,consortium ( ! ,army1 to enc\rage      
f9ancial collaboration & accel]ate      
break?r\gh !rapies = ! treatm5t (       
traumatic bra9 injury & po/-traumatic   
/ress2 &  7,d7 describ+ new processes to
 accel]ate sci5tific rese>* & deliv]y ( 
break?r\gh !rapies = traumatic bra9     

injury & po/-traumatic /ress4  7#b7     
,recomm5dations by ! ,secret>y =        
executive or legislative actions        
necess>y to c>ry out ! plan4