Sec. 728. Traumatic brain injury oversight strategy and action plan
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The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a Traumatic Brain Injury Oversight Strategy and Action Plan that includes at a minimum the following: Standardized monitoring, treatment, and referral guidelines for Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI)programs across all covered armed forces. A review and update of the current brain injury diagnostic tools used by such programs. Standardized, 72-hour follow-up requirements for all TBI patients, including protocols for the treatment and observation during such follow-up appointments. Oversight and documentation standards to aid in identification, treatment, tracking, and data collection. The oversight strategy and action plan required by subsection
(a)shall be completed and in use not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the findings and conclusions of a full review and update on the implementation of the Brain Injury Oversight Strategy and Action Plan required by subsection (a). In this section, the term covered Armed Forces means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.