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12 2 STA T .485PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28 , 2008 (1)theproc e s so f co n s id erin gaD epart m ent of Defense f u nction carried out at a mi l itar y medical facility for possi b le con v ersion to performance by a contractor

or ( 2 ) the conversion of such a function to performance by a contractor . (c) REPORT RE QUI RE D . —N ot later than 1 80 days after the date of the enactment of this A ct , the S ecretary of Defense shall submit to the C ommittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com - mittee on Armed Services of the H ouse of Representatives a report on the public-private competitions being conducted for Department of Defense functions carried out at military medical facilities as of the date of the enactment of this Act by each military department and defense agency. Such report shall include— (1) for each such competition— (A) the cost of conducting the public-private competi- tion; ( B ) the number of military personnel and civilian employees of the Department of Defense affected; (C) the estimated savings identified and the savings actually achieved; (D) an evaluation w hether the anticipated and budg- eted savings can be achieved through a public-private com- petition; and ( E ) the effect of converting the performance of the function to performance by a contractor on the q uality of the performance of the function; and (2) an assessment of whether any method of business reform or reengineering other than a public-private competition could, if implemented in the future, achieve any anticipated or budgeted savings. TI T LEXV II — VETE RANSM ATTERS Sec.170 1. Se ns e ofC on gr ess on D e pa r tm ent of V eterans A ffa i rs efforts in t h e reha -b i l itation an d reintegration of v eterans w ith tra u matic brain in j ur y . Sec. 170 2 . I ndividual rehabilitation and community reintegration plans for vet- erans and others with traumatic brain injury. Sec. 170 3 . U se of non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for implementation of rehabilitation and community reintegration plans for traumatic brain injury. Sec. 170 4 . R esearch , education, and clinical care program on traumatic brain in- jury. Sec. 170 5 . P ilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury. Sec. 170 6 . Provision of age-appropriate nursing home care. Sec. 1707. Ex tension of period of eligibility for health care for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war. Sec. 170 8 . Service-connection and assessments for mental health conditions in vet- erans. Sec. 170 9 . M odification of re q uirements for furnishing outpatient dental services to veterans with service-connected dental conditions or disabilities. Sec. 1710. Clarification of purpose of outreach services program of Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 1711. Designation of fiduciary or trustee for purposes of T raumatic Servicemembers ’G roup L ife Insurance. SEC.170 1. SE N SE OF CON GR ESS ON D E PA R TM ENT OF V ETERANS AFFA I RS EFFORTS IN T H E REHA B I L ITATION AND RE - INTEGRATION OF VETERANS W ITH TRA U MATIC BRAIN IN J UR Y . I t is the sense of Congress that—