Sec. 721. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE INTREPID NETWORK FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND BRAIN HEALTH AS PROGRAM OF RECORD

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## SEC. 721 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE INTREPID NETWORK FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND BRAIN HEALTH AS PROGRAM OF RECORD ###

(a)In General Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall establish the Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Health (in this section referred to as the “Network”) headquartered at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence as a program of record subject to milestone reviews and compliance with the requirements under this section. ###

(b)Duties The duties of the Network are as follows: ####

(1)To provide clinical care to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, symptoms from blast overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health conditions. ####

(2)To promote standardization of care among the 10 Intrepid Spirit Centers throughout the continental United States, brain health clinics in Alaska and Germany, and other sites as designated by the Director of the Defense Health Agency as being a part of the long-term brain health strategy of the Department of Defense. ####

(3)To support and conduct research and education on traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, blast overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health conditions. ###

(c)Annual Briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing that shall include, for the year covered by the briefing— ####

(1)the number of individuals to whom the Network has provided services; ####

(2)the number of individuals who return to active duty in the Armed Forces after receiving services from the Network, and the stage in their career at which they seek treatment at the Network; ####

(3)the number of individuals whose families are able to participate in programs provided by the Network; and ####

(4)the number of individuals on a waitlist for treatment at the Network and the average period those individuals are on the waitlist.