Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), in order to continue and expand the DOD study conducted in 2011, to establish the Commission on Urotrauma to: (1) conduct a study on urotrauma (injury to the urinary tract from a penetrating, blunt, blast, thermal, chemical, or biological cause) among members of the Armed Forces and veterans; and (2) provide an interim and final report to the congressional defense and veterans committees on such study.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1612 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1612
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission on
urotrauma.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 15, 2011
Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. King of New York)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission on
urotrauma.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON UROTRAUMA.
(a) Establishment.--In order to continue and expand the study of
urotrauma conducted by the Secretary of Defense in 2011, subject to the
availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall
establish a commission to be known as the ``Commission on Urotrauma''
(in this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of
Defense shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(c) Duties.--The Commission shall conduct a study on urotrauma
among members of the Armed Forces and veterans, including--
(1) an analysis of the incidence, duration, morbidity rate,
and mortality rate of urotrauma;
(2) an analysis of the social and economic costs and
effects of urotrauma;
(3) with respect to the Department of Defense and
Department of Veterans Affairs, an evaluation of the
facilities, access to private facilities, resources, personnel,
and research activities that are related to the diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment of urotrauma;
(4) an evaluation of programs (including such biological,
behavioral, environmental, and social programs) that improve
the prevention or treatment of urotrauma;
(5) a long-term plan for the use and organization of the
resources of the Federal Government to improve the prevention
and treatment of urotrauma; and
(6) updates to any study on urotrauma conducted by the
Secretary of Defense in 2011.
(d) Membership.--
(1) Appointed members.--In addition to the ex officio
members described in paragraph (2), the Committee shall be
composed of 19 members as follows:
(A) Sixteen members appointed by the Secretary of
Defense.
(B) One member appointed by the Secretary of Health
and Human Services from among officers or employees of
the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases whose primary interest is in the field
of urotrauma.
(C) The Chief of the Department of Surgery of
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
(D) The Chief Medical Director of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(2) Ex officio members.--The nonvoting, ex officio members
of the Commission are as follows:
(A) The Surgeon General of the Navy.
(B) The Surgeon General of the Army.
(C) The Surgeon General of the Air Force.
(D) The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.
(E) The Director of the National Institutes of
Health.
(F) The Director of the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
(G) The Director of the Division of Kidney,
Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases of the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases.
(H) The Director of the National Institute of
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
(3) Qualifications.--In appointing members under paragraph
(1)(A), the Secretary of Defense shall appoint individuals with
experience related to--
(A) studying or researching urotrauma;
(B) preventing or treating urotrauma; or
(C) suffering from urotrauma.
(4) Term.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of
the Commission.
(5) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(6) Pay.--
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), members
of the Commission shall serve without pay.
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), members
of the Commission who are full-time officers or
employees of the United States may not receive
additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of
their service on the Commission.
(C) Each member shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(7) Quorum.--A majority of members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(8) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate
a member as the chairperson of the Committee.
(9) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
chairperson.
(e) Staff.--
(1) Director.--The Commission shall have a director who
shall be appointed by the chairperson.
(2) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission,
the chairperson may appoint additional personnel as the
chairperson considers appropriate.
(3) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--The
director and staff of the Commission shall be appointed subject
to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III
of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.
(4) Experts and consultants.--Subject to rules prescribed
by the Commission, the chairperson may procure temporary and
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
(5) Staff to federal agencies.--Upon request of the
chairperson, the head of any Federal department or agency may
detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that
department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying
out its duties under this section.
(f) Powers of Commission.--
(1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the
purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and
act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence
as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may
administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before
it.
(2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of
the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
action which the Commission is authorized to take by this
section.
(3) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure
directly from any department or agency of the United States
information necessary to enable it to carry out this section.
Upon request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of
that department or agency shall furnish that information to the
Commission.
(4) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails
in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the United States.
(5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of
the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall
provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the
administrative support services necessary for the Commission to
carry out its responsibilities under this section.
(g) Reports.--
(1) Interim report.--Not later than one year after the date
on which the members are appointed under subsection (d)(1), the
Commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees an interim report on the study conducted under
subsection (c).
(2) Final report.--Not later than two years after the date
on which the members are appointed under subsection (d)(1), the
Commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a final report on the study conducted under
subsection (c), including any recommendations the Commission
considers appropriate to improve the prevention and treatment
of urotrauma among members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
(h) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the date that
is 60 days after the date on which the Commission submits the final
report under subsection (g)(2).
(i) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means--
(A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives and Senate; and
(B) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
House of Representatives and Senate.
(2) The term ``urotrauma'' means injury to the urinary
tract (including the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder,
urethra, and female and male genitalia) from a penetrating,
blunt, blast, thermal, chemical, or biological cause.
(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2012 through 2015.
(2) Offset.--The amount otherwise authorized to be
appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for
the Office of the Secretary of Defense for each of fiscal years
2012 through 2015 is reduced by $1,000,000.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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