II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2923 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2008 Mr. Akaka introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for a three-year extension of the Senior Oversight Committee on wounded warrior matters, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Senior Oversight Committee Extension Act of 2008.

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Three-year extension of Senior Oversight Committee with respect to wounded warrior matters

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly take such actions as are appropriate, including the allocation of appropriate personnel, funding, and other resources, to continue the operations of the Senior Oversight Committee until September 30, 2011. (b)

Report on further extension of committee

Not later than December 31, 2010, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a report setting forth the joint recommendation of the Secretaries as to the advisability of continuing the operations of the Senior Oversight Committee after September 30, 2011. If the Secretaries recommend that continuing the operations of the Senior Oversight Committee after September 30, 2011, is advisable, the report may include such recommendations for the modification of the responsibilities, composition, or support of the Senior Oversight Committee as the Secretaries jointly consider appropriate. (c)

Senior Oversight Committee defined

In this section, the term Senior Oversight Committee means the Senior Oversight Committee jointly established by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in May 2007 to address concerns related to the treatment of wounded, ill, and injured members of the Armed Forces and veterans and serve as the single point of contact for oversight, strategy, and integration of proposed strategies for the efforts of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve support throughout the recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration of wounded, ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces.