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 12 2 STA T .45 15 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8(includ in gme m b e rsofth e regul a r com p onents and mem - bers of the reser v e components ), and w ith respect to the medical and dental readiness of units of the A rmed F orces (including units of the regular components and units of the reserve components), under the j urisdiction of such militar y department . ( B ) A description of the manner in which each military department applies the standards described under subpara- graph (A) with respect to each of the following

(i) P erformance evaluation. (ii) Promotion. (iii) I n the case of the members of the reserve components, eligibility to attend annual training. (iv) C ontinued retention in the Armed Forces. (v) S uch other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) A statement of the number of members of the Armed Forces (including members of the regular compo- nents and members of the reserve components) who were determined to be not ready for deployment at any time during the period beginning on O ctober 1, 20 01, and ending on September 3 0, 200 8, due to failure to meet applicable medical or dental standards, and an assessment of whether the unreadiness of such members for deployment could reasonably have been mitigated by actions of the members concerned to maintain individual medical or dental readi- ness. ( D ) A description of any actual or perceived barriers to the achievement of full medical and dental readiness in the Armed Forces (including among the regular compo- nents and the reserve components), including barriers asso- ciated with the following: (i) Q uality or cost of, or access to, medical and dental care. (ii) Availability of programs and incentives intended to prevent medical or dental problems. ( E ) Such recommendations for legislative or adminis- trative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure the medical and dental readiness of individual mem- bers of the Armed Forces and units of the Armed Forces, including recommendations regarding the following: (i) T he advisability of re q uiring that fitness reports of members of the Armed Forces include — (I) a statement of whether or not a member meets medical and dental readiness standards for deployment and (II) in cases in which a member does not meet such standard, a statement of actions being ta k en to ensure that the member meets such standards and the anticipated schedule for meeting such standards. (ii) The advisability of establishing a mandatory promotion standard relating to individual medical and dental readiness and, in the case of a unit commander, unit medical and dental readiness.

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