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 118 STAT. 1995 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 of Defense with regard to medical readiness tracking and health surveillance of members of the Armed Forces. (E) To establish and monitor compliance with the med ical readiness standards that are applicable to members and those that are applicable to units. (F) To improve continuity of care in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for members of the Armed Forces separating from active service with service connected medical conditions. (4) FIRST MEETING.—The first meeting of the Committee shall be held not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) ANNUAL REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the duties described in subsection (b)(3), the Committee shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of Defense and to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, not later than February 1 of each year, a report on— (A) the health status and medical readiness of the members of the Armed Forces, including the members of reserve components, based on the comprehensive plan required under subsection (a) and the actions required by this title and the amendments made by this title; and (B) compliance with Department of Defense policies on medical readiness tracking and health surveillance. (2) OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT.—Each year, before the Committee submits to Congress the report required under para graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide an opportunity for representatives of veterans and military health advocacy organizations, and others the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, to comment on the report. The report submitted to Congress shall include a summary of the comments received and the Secretary’s response to them. SEC. 732. MEDICAL READINESS OF RESERVES. (a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF HEALTH OF RESERVES ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM AND IRAQI FREEDOM.— (1) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall carry out a study of the health of the members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have been called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 30 days in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Comptroller General shall commence the study not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the study under this sub section are as follows: (A) To review the health status and medical fitness of the activated Reserves when they were called or ordered to active duty. (B) To review the effects, if any, on logistics planning and the deployment schedules for the operations referred to in paragraph (1) that resulted from deficiencies in the health or medical fitness of activated Reserves. (C) To review compliance of military personnel with Department of Defense policies on medical and physical Deadline. Deadline.

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