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 112 STAT. 2074 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 "(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.— (1) The Secretaries of the mihtary departments shall ensure that— "(1) appropriate information about organ and tissue donation is provided— "(A) to each officer candidate during initial training; and "(B) to each recruit— "(i) after completion by the recruit of basic training; and "(ii) before arrival of the recruit at the first duty assignment of the recruit; "(2) members of the armed forces are given recurring, specific opportunities to elect to be organ or tissue donors during service in the armed forces and upon retirement; and "(3) members of the armed forces electing to be organ or tissue donors are encouraged to advise their next of kin concerning the donation decision and any subsequent change of that decision. "(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SURGEONS GENERAL OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS. — The Surgeons General of the military departments shall ensure that— "(1) appropriate training is provided to enlisted and officer medical personnel to facilitate the effective operation of organ and tissue donation activities under garrison conditions and, to the extent possible, under operational conditions; and "(2) medical logistical activities can, to the extent possible without jeopardizing operational requirements, support an effective organ and tissue donation program.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1108, as added by section 721(a)(2), the following new item: "1109. Organ and tissue donor program.". Deadline. (c) REPORT. —Not later than September 1, 1999, the Secretary 10 USC 1109 of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of °°*®- the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of section 1109 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)). SEC. 742. AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A LEVEL 1 TRAUMA TRAIN- ING CENTER. The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to establish a Level 1 Trauma Training Center (as designated by the American College of Surgeons) in order to provide the Army with a trauma center capable of training forward surgical teams. SEC. 743. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CENTER FOR STUDY OF POST- DEPLOYMENT HEALTH CONCERNS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized to establish a center devoted to a longitudinal study to evaluate data on the health conditions of members of the Armed Forces upon their return from deployment on military operations for purposes of ensuring the rapid identification of any trends in diseases, illnesses, or injuries among such members as a result of such operations.

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