Sec. 1063. Report on fielding certain wearable devices for impact protection against traumatic brain injury
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the following: A plan to field wearable devices for impact protection against traumatic brain injury that are certified by the Food and Drug Administration as expeditiously and widely as possible. A plan to field such wearable devices to mitigate traumatic brain injuries associated with blast overpressure, if consistent with the findings of an assessment conducted by the Secretary on the feasibility of such wearable devices.
A description of resources required to implement such plans. A description of any restrictions or limitations on usage of such wearable devices, and steps to mitigate such restrictions or limitations. Any other information the Secretary determines relevant. Subsection
(a)shall not apply if the Secretary of the Army certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act that the Department of the Army— has fielded wearable devices described in subsection (a)(1); and has a specific date for a final determination to field wearable devices to mitigate traumatic brain injuries associated with blast overpressure as described in subsection (a)(2).