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 118 STAT. 1996 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 fitness examinations and assessments that are applicable to the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (3) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall, not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit a report on the results of the study under this subsection to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The report shall include the following matters: (A) With respect to the matters reviewed under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2)— (i) the percentage of activated Reserves who were determined to be medically unfit for deployment, together with an analysis of the reasons why the member was unfit, including medical illnesses or condi tions most commonly found among the activated Reserves that were grounds for determinations of med ical unfitness for deployment; and (ii) the percentage of the activated Reserves who, before being deployed, needed medical care for health conditions identified when called or ordered to active duty, together with an analysis of the types of care that were provided for such conditions and the reasons why such care was necessary. (B) With respect to the matters reviewed under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)— (i) the delays and other disruptions in deployment schedules that resulted from deficiencies in the health status or medical fitness of activated Reserves; and (ii) an analysis of the extent to which it was nec essary to merge units or otherwise alter the composi tion of units, and the extent to which it was necessary to merge or otherwise alter objectives, in order to com pensate for limitations on the deployability of activated Reserves resulting from deficiencies in the health status or medical fitness of activated Reserves. (C) With respect to the matters reviewed under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2), an assessment of the extent of the compliance of reserve component personnel with Department of Defense policies on routine medical and physical fitness examinations that are applicable to the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (D) An analysis of the extent to which the medical care, if any, provided to activated Reserves in each theater of operations referred to in paragraph (1) related to pre existing conditions that were not adequately addressed before the deployment of such personnel to the theater. (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: (A) The term ‘‘activated Reserves’’ means the members of the Armed Forces referred to in paragraph (1). (B) The term ‘‘active duty for a period of more than 30 days’’ has the meaning given such term in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code. (C) The term ‘‘health condition’’ includes a mental health condition and a dental condition. (D) The term ‘‘reserve components of the Armed Forces’’ means the reserve components listed in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code.

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