,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and ,ms4 
,smith7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to carry out a pilot program on
 the prediction and prevention of       
musculoskeletal injuries in members of  
the ,armed ,forces1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,military ,readiness
 and ,injury ,prevention ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,pilot program on injury prediction 
and prevention to enhance combat        
readiness  7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of 
this section is--  7#a7 to increase     
deployment readiness and lethality of   
members of the ,armed ,forces2  7#b7 to 
create a more deployable1 resilient1 and
 sustainable combat force2  7#c7 to     
provide individualized1 accurate        
assessments with actionable metrics     

regarding the physical condition of each
 member of the ,armed ,forces2 and  7#d7
 to determine the feasibility and       
advisability of developing a customized 
fitness program for each such member to 
minimize musculoskeletal injuries in    
garrison and on deployment4  7b7 ,pilot 
program ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall carry  
out a pilot program to predict and      
prevent musculoskeletal injuries in     
members of the ,armed ,forces4  7c7     
,participation ,the ,secretary shall    
carry out the pilot program under this  
section at not fewer than five military 
installations that serve as readiness   
training platforms in order to evaluate 
different musculoskeletal injury risk   
profiles and training interventions     
based on the particular requirements and
 tactical personnel needs of the        
military departments4  7d7 ,components  
,in carrying out the pilot program under
 this section1 the ,secretary shall do  

the following3 7#a7 ,identify           
musculoskeletal injury risk for members 
of the ,armed ,forces using integrated  
objective assessments in basic and      
advanced training for such members4     
7#b7 ,generate automated reports and    
personalized programs to educate members
 of the ,armed ,forces on proper        
initiatives to minimize injury risk4    
7#c7 ,notify human performance and      
medical staff of the ,department when   
the musculoskeletal injury risk of a    
member of the ,armed ,forces increases4 
7#d7 ,provide monitoring of members of  
the ,armed ,forces who are undergoing or
 have undergone assessments under       
paragraph 7#a7 to track the progress and
 readiness of such members4  7e7 ,report
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj 
days before the completion of the pilot 
program under this section1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a report that describes

 the conduct of the pilot program4  7#b7
 ,elements ,the report required by      
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,a description of the   
pilot program1 including outcome        
measures to determine its effectiveness4
  7,b7 ,a description of the ability of 
the pilot program-- 7i7 to identify     
combat readiness and risk for           
musculoskeletal injury of members of the
 ,armed ,forces2 and  7ii7 to address   
risk reduction via personalized fitness 
programs4  7,c7 ,a description of the   
reduction in injuries to members of the 
,armed ,forces and any associated cost  
savings as a result of the pilot        
program4  7,d7 ,a description of the    
reduction in non-deployability or early 
return from deployment of members of the
 ,armed ,forces due to musculoskeletal  
injury as a result of the pilot program4
  7f7 ,duration ,the ,secretary shall   
carry out the pilot program under this  
section for a period of not more than   
three years4