“A bill to establish the Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.”
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This section establishes the Blast Overpressure Task Force within the Department of Veterans Affairs, through the VA-DoD Joint Executive Committee, no later than 180 days after enactment. The Task Force, whose members must be involved in blast overpressure research, must improve health care and benefits for veterans and service members with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder from blast exposure, align research agendas, establish physiological and cognitive baselines, prioritize translational research on eight specified topics including sleep therapy and neuroinflammation, monitor sensory decline, integrate mobile diagnostics, submit annual reports to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs and Armed Services Committees, and terminate on September 30, 2029.