12 2 STA T .490PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 insect i o n 17 1 0C(g) o f t h is tit l e)f r o m e x ercising the au thorities d escri b ed in such subtitle w ith res p ect to indi v iduals provided rehabilitative treatment or services under section 1710C of this title in a non -D epartment facilit y.’ ’. (b) C LERICA L AM E ND MEN T . —T he table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1710D , as added by section 170 2 , the following new item
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‘ 17 1 0E.Traum a ticb rai n in j ur y: u seof non -D e p artmenta l facilities for re h abilita- tion. ’ ’. SEC.1704 . R ESE A RC H, E DU CA TION , ANDC L INICAL CARE P RO G RA M ON TRAUMATIC B RAIN IN J UR Y . (a) I N G ENERAL.—To improve the provision of health care by the Department of V eterans Affairs to veterans with traumatic brain in j uries, the S ecretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (1) conduct research, including— (A) research on the se q uelae of mild to severe forms of traumatic brain injury
( B ) research on visually-related neurological conditions; (C) research on sei z ure disorders; (D) research on means of improving the diagnosis, rehabilitative treatment, and prevention of such sequelae; ( E ) research to determine the most effective cognitive and physical therapies for such sequelae; ( F ) research on dual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury; (G) research on improving facilities of the Department concentrating on traumatic brain injury care; and ( H ) research on improving the delivery of traumatic brain injury care by the Department; (2) educate and train health care personnel of the Depart- ment in recognizing and treating traumatic brain injury; and ( 3 ) develop improved models and systems for the furnishing of traumatic brain injury care by the Department. (b) C O LLA B ORATION.—In carrying out research under subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall collaborate with— (1) facilities that conduct research on rehabilitation for individuals with traumatic brain injury; (2) facilities that receive grants for such research from the N ational Institute on Disability and R ehabilitation Research of the Department of Education; and (3) the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center of the Department of Defense and other relevant programs of the Federal Government (including Centers of Excellence). (c) DI S SEMINATION O FU SEF U L INFORMATION.—The Under Sec- retary of Veterans Affairs for Health shall ensure that information produced by the research, education and training, and clinical activi- ties conducted under this section that may be useful for other activities of the Veterans Health Administration is disseminated throughout the Veterans Health Administration. (d) TRAUMATIC BRAIN IN J UR Y RE G ISTRY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish and maintain a registry to be k nown as the ‘ ‘Trau- matic Brain Injury Veterans Health Registry’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Registry’’). Establi s hmen t .38USC17 1 0 C n o te.
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