Sec. 703. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO CARE AND TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH UROTRAUMA
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## SEC. 703 COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO CARE AND TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH UROTRAUMA **[**[10 U.S.C. 1071 note](/us/usc/t10/s1071)**]** ###
(a)Comprehensive Policy Required ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy on improvements to the care, management, and transition of recovering members of the Armed Forces with urotrauma. ####
(2)Scope of policy The policy shall cover each of the following: #####
(A)The care and management of the specific needs of members who are urotrauma patients, including eligibility for the Recovery Care Coordinator Program pursuant to the Wounded Warrior Act (10 U.S.C. 1071 note). #####
(B)The return of members who have recovered to active duty when appropriate. #####
(C)The transition of recovering members from receipt of care and services through the Department of Defense to receipt of care and services through the Department of Veterans Affairs. ###
(b)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than one year after implementing the policy under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— #####
(A)a review that identifies gaps in the care of members who are urotrauma patients; and #####
(B)suggested options to respond to such gaps. ####
(2)Appropriate congressional committees defined In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: #####
(A)The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. #####
(B)The Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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Sec. 703
COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO CARE AND TRANSITION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WITH UROTRAUMA
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