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123STA T . 23 9 2 PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 09 (3)MAT T ERS T OB ERE VI E W E D A N D ASSESSED .—Forpu rpo se s o fth e reports , the Ta s k For c e sha l lre vi e w a nd assess the followin g: ( A ) C ase m anagement, including the num b ers and t y pes of medical and non - medical case managers (including Federal R ecovery Coordinators, Recovery Care Coordina- tors, N ational G uard or Reserve case managers, and other case managers) assigned to recovering wounded, ill, and in j ured members of the Armed Forces, the training pro- vided such case mangers, and the effectiveness of such case mangers in providing care and support to recovering wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces. ( B ) S taffing of Army W arrior Transition U nits, Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiments, Navy and Air Force Medical H old or Medical Holdover Units, and other service- related programs or units for recovering wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces, including the use of applicable hiring authorities to ensure the proper staffing of such programs and units. (C) The establishment and effectiveness of performance and accountability standards for warrior transition units and programs. ( D ) The availability of services for traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder. ( E ) The establishment and effectiveness of the Defense Centers of E x cellence for P sychological Health and Trau- matic Brain I njury, and the centers of excellence for mili- tary eye injuries, hearing loss and auditory system injuries, and traumatic extremity injuries and amputations. (F) The effectiveness of the Interagency Program O ffice in achieving fully interoperable electronic health records by September 3 0 , 2 00 9 , in accordance with section 16 3 5 of the Wounded Warrior Act (title XV I of Public L aw 110 – 1 8 1

122 Stat. 4 60; 10 U.S.C. 10 7 1 note). (G) The effectiveness of wounded warrior information resources, including the Wounded Warrior Resource Center, the National Resource Directory, Military OneSource, Family Assistance Centers, and Service hotlines, in pro- viding meaningful information for recovering wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces. (H) The support available to family caregivers of recov- ering wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces. (I) The legal support available to recovering wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces and their families. ( J ) The availability of vocational training for recovering wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces seeking to transition to civilian life. ( K ) The effectiveness of any measures under pilot pro- grams to improve or enhance the military disability evalua- tion system. (L) The support and assistance provided to recovering wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces as they progress through the military disability evaluation system.