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 124 STAT. 1165 PUBLIC LAW 111–163—MAY 5, 2010 (2) in paragraph (1)(C)— (A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and (B) by inserting after ‘‘on active duty’’ the following: ‘‘between August 2, 1990, and November 11, 1998,’’. SEC. 514. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIRECTOR OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SERVICES IN VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7306(a) is amended by striking para- graph (9) and inserting the following new paragraph (9): ‘‘(9) The Director of Physician Assistant Services, who shall— ‘‘(A) serve in a full-time capacity at the Central Office of the Department; ‘‘(B) be a qualified physician assistant; and ‘‘(C) be responsible and report directly to the Chief Patient Care Services Officer of the Veterans Health Administration on all matters relating to the education and training, employment, appropriate use, and optimal participation of physician assistants within the programs and initiatives of the Administration.’’. (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that an individual is serving as the Director of Physician Assistant Services under paragraph (9) of section 7306(a) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), by not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 515. COMMITTEE ON CARE OF VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 is amended by inserting after section 7321 the following new section: ‘‘§ 7321A. Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish in the Vet- erans Health Administration a committee to be known as the ‘Com- mittee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury’. The Under Secretary for Health shall appoint employees of the Depart- ment with expertise in the care of veterans with traumatic brain injury to serve on the committee. ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE.—The committee shall assess, and carry out a continuing assessment of, the capability of the Veterans Health Administration to meet effectively the treat- ment and rehabilitation needs of veterans with traumatic brain injury. In carrying out that responsibility, the committee shall— ‘‘(1) evaluate the care provided to such veterans through the Veterans Health Administration; ‘‘(2) identify systemwide problems in caring for such vet- erans in facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; ‘‘(3) identify specific facilities within the Veterans Health Administration at which program enrichment is needed to improve treatment and rehabilitation of such veterans; and ‘‘(4) identify model programs which the committee considers to have been successful in the treatment and rehabilitation of such veterans and which should be implemented more widely in or through facilities of the Veterans Health Administration. 38 USC 7306 note.