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 123STA T . 23 8 8 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 4—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9ofRepr e s e nta t iv esareportont h e revie wc on du cted under para g raph (1), inc l uding the findings and reco m mendations of the S ecretar y as a result of the review . ( b ) COMPREH E NSIV E PLA N F OR I MPROVEMEN T SIN AC CESS TO CARE AN D CO U NSELIN G . —T he Secretary shall develop and imple - ment a comprehensive plan for improvements in access to q uality mental health care and counseling services for military children in order to develop and promote psychological health and resilience in children of deploying and deployed members of the Armed F orces. The information in the report required by subsection (a) shall provide the basis for the development of the plan. (c) PILOT PROGRAM.— (1) E LEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program on the mental health care needs of military children and adolescents. In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall establish a center to— (A) develop teams to train primary care managers in mental health evaluations and treatment of common psy- chiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents ( B ) develop strategies to reduce barriers to accessing behavioral health services and encourage better use of the programs and services by children and adolescents; and (C) e x pand the evaluation of mental health care using common indicators, including— (i) psychiatric hospitali z ation rates; (ii) non-psychiatric hospitalization rates; and (iii) mental health relative value units. ( 2 ) REPORTS.— (A) N ot later than 90 days after establishing the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the— (i) structure and mission of the program; and (ii) the resources allocated to the program. (B) Not later than September 3 0, 2012, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that addresses the elements described under paragraph (1). SEC.723 .C LIN IC A L TR IAL O NCO G NITI V ERE H A B ILITATIVE THERA PYF OR M EMBERS AN D FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. (a) CLINICAL TRIAL RE Q UIRED.—The Secretary of D efense shall provide for a clinical trial to assess the efficacy of cognitive rehabili- tative therapy for members or former members of the Armed Forces described in subsection (b). (b) COVERED M EM B ERS AND FORMER MEMBERS.—A member or former member of the Armed Forces described in this subsection is a member or former member of the Armed Forces who— (1) has been diagnosed with a traumatic brain in j ury (TBI) incurred in the line of duty in O peration Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom; and (2) is referred by a qualified physician, as determined by the Secretary, for cognitive rehabilitative therapy. (c) FUNDING.—