Sec. 732. ACCESS BY COVERED INDIVIDUALS TO CERTAIN FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS
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## SEC. 732 ACCESS BY COVERED INDIVIDUALS TO CERTAIN FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS **[**[10 U.S.C. 1071 note](/us/usc/t10/s1071)**]** ###
(a)Assessment The Secretary of Defense shall provide to covered individuals whom the Secretary determines are experiencing symptoms of certain anomalous health conditions, as defined by the Secretary for purposes of this section, timely access for medical assessment, subject to space availability, to the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, an Intrepid Spirit Center, or an appropriate military medical treatment facility, as determined by the Secretary. ###
(b)Treatment With respect to an individual described in subsection
(a)diagnosed with an anomalous health condition or a related affliction, whether diagnosed under an assessment under subsection
(a)or otherwise, the Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the individual treatment for the condition or affliction, subject to space availability, at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, an Intrepid Spirit Center, or an appropriate military medical treatment facility, as determined by the Secretary. ###
(c)Development of Process The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of such Federal agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall develop a process to ensure that covered individuals are afforded timely access to the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, an Intrepid Spirit Center, or an appropriate military medical treatment facility pursuant to subsection
(a)by not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(d)Modification of Department of Defense Trauma Registry The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Trauma Registry of the Department of Defense to include data on the demographics, condition-producing event, diagnosis and treatment, and outcomes of anomalous health conditions experienced by covered individuals assessed or treated under this section, subject to the consent of the covered individual and, if applicable, an agreement with the employing agency. ###
(e)Covered Individuals Defined In this section, the term “**covered individuals**” means— ####
(1)current and former employees of the United States Government and their family members; and ####
(2)current and former members of the Armed Forces and their family members.
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ACCESS BY COVERED INDIVIDUALS TO CERTAIN FACILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF ANOMALOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS
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