Sec. 240.
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The Comptroller General of the United States, in meaningful consultation with experts on the intersections of domestic violence, disabilities, trauma, and mental health, shall conduct a study to evaluate the status of— research on the relationship between intimate partner violence and traumatic brain injury experienced by victims; and public awareness and education campaigns related to the effects of intimate partner violence on victims' brain health and its connection to traumatic brain injury experienced by victims. The study conducted under subsection
(a)shall include— a review on the outcomes of any previous research, the status of existing research activities, and efforts to address knowledge gaps across agencies of the Federal Government; and recommendations to— encourage increased research to address existing knowledge gaps relating to the relationship between intimate partner violence and traumatic brain injury experienced by victims; increase awareness of the effects of intimate partner violence on the brain health of victims for health care and other treatment providers; increase victim service providers’ awareness of the effects of intimate partner violence on victims’ brain health, enhance their capacity to identify victims with traumatic brain injuries and provide services that support victims’ healing and recovery; and increase awareness of the links between intimate partner violence and the brain health of victims' for the general public. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the study conducted under subsection (a).