Sec. 772. Standardization across Department of Defense of policies relating to service by individuals diagnosed with HBV
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The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries concerned, shall— review regulations, establish policies, and issue guidance relating to service by individuals diagnosed with HBV, consistent with the health care standards and clinical guidelines of the Department of Defense; and identify areas where regulations, policies, and guidance of the Department relating to individuals diagnosed with HBV (including with respect to enlistments, assignments, deployments, and retention standards) may be standardized across the Armed Forces.
The Secretary of Defense shall— conduct a review of the education, training, and resources furnished to members of the Armed Forces regarding the regulations and policies of the Department of Defense that govern the screening, documentation, treatment, management, and practice standards for individuals diagnosed with HBV, including a review of the awareness and understanding of such policies within clinical settings; conduct a review of the resources and support services furnished to members of the Armed Forces diagnosed with HBV, including any resources containing information on— the health care options of the member; or regulations or policies of the Department relating to such diagnosed members; and identify recommendations, based on the findings of the reviews conducted under subsections
(A)and (B), to improve the awareness and understanding of regulations and policies of the Department for individuals diagnosed with HBV. The Secretary of Defense, taking into account the recommendations under paragraph (1)(C), shall provide to members of the Armed Forces— education, training, and resources to increase awareness and understanding of the regulations and policies of the Department of Defense that govern the screening, documentation, treatment, management, and practice standards for individuals diagnosed with HBV, including in health care settings; and in the case of members of the Armed Forces diagnosed with HBV, education, resources, and support services regarding the regulations and policies of the Department relating to such diagnosed members, including with respect to enlistments, assignments, deployments, retention standards, and health care services available to such members. In this section: The term HBV means the Hepatitis B Virus. The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.