text: SECTION 1. COMMISSION ON UROTRAUMA.
  
      (a) Establishment.--In order to continue and expand the study of 
  urotrauma conducted by the Secretary of Defense in 2011, subject to the 
  availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall 
  establish a commission to be known as the ``Commission on Urotrauma'' 
  (in this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
      (b) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 
  Defense shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Secretary of Health and Human Services.
      (c) Duties.--The Commission shall conduct a study on urotrauma 
  among members of the Armed Forces and veterans, including--
              (1) an analysis of the incidence, duration, morbidity rate, 
          and mortality rate of urotrauma;
              (2) an analysis of the social and economic costs and 
          effects of urotrauma;
              (3) with respect to the Department of Defense and 
          Department of Veterans Affairs, an evaluation of the 
          facilities, access to private facilities, resources, personnel, 
          and research activities that are related to the diagnosis, 
          prevention, and treatment of urotrauma;
              (4) an evaluation of programs (including such biological, 
          behavioral, environmental, and social programs) that improve 
          the prevention or treatment of urotrauma;
              (5) a long-term plan for the use and organization of the 
          resources of the Federal Government to improve the prevention 
          and treatment of urotrauma; and
              (6) updates to any study on urotrauma conducted by the 
          Secretary of Defense in 2011.
      (d) Membership.--
              (1) Appointed members.--In addition to the ex officio 
          members described in paragraph (2), the Committee shall be 
          composed of 19 members as follows:
                      (A) Sixteen members appointed by the Secretary of 
                  Defense.
                      (B) One member appointed by the Secretary of Health 
                  and Human Services from among officers or employees of 
                  the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and 
                  Kidney Diseases whose primary interest is in the field 
                  of urotrauma.
                      (C) The Chief of the Department of Surgery of 
                  Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
                      (D) The Chief Medical Director of the Department of 
                  Veterans Affairs.
              (2) Ex officio members.--The nonvoting, ex officio members 
          of the Commission are as follows:
                      (A) The Surgeon General of the Navy.
                      (B) The Surgeon General of the Army.
                      (C) The Surgeon General of the Air Force.
                      (D) The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.
                      (E) The Director of the National Institutes of 
                  Health.
                      (F) The Director of the National Institute of 
                  Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
                      (G) The Director of the Division of Kidney, 
                  Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases of the National 
                  Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases.
                      (H) The Director of the National Institute of 
                  Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
              (3) Qualifications.--In appointing members under paragraph 
          (1)(A), the Secretary of Defense shall appoint individuals with 
          experience related to--
                      (A) studying or researching urotrauma;
                      (B) preventing or treating urotrauma; or
                      (C) suffering from urotrauma.
              (4) Term.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
          the Commission.
              (5) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
          in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
              (6) Pay.--
                      (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), members 
                  of the Commission shall serve without pay.
                      (B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), members 
                  of the Commission who are full-time officers or 
                  employees of the United States may not receive 
                  additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
                  their service on the Commission.
                      (C) Each member shall receive travel expenses, 
                  including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
                  accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter 
                  I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
              (7) Quorum.--A majority of members of the Commission shall 
          constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
              (8) Chairperson.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate 
          a member as the chairperson of the Committee.
              (9) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
          chairperson.
      (e) Staff.--
              (1) Director.--The Commission shall have a director who 
          shall be appointed by the chairperson.
              (2) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, 
          the chairperson may appoint additional personnel as the 
          chairperson considers appropriate.
              (3) Applicability of certain civil service laws.--The 
          director and staff of the Commission shall be appointed subject 
          to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
          appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in 
          accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
          of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and 
          General Schedule pay rates.
              (4) Experts and consultants.--Subject to rules prescribed 
          by the Commission, the chairperson may procure temporary and 
          intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 
          States Code.
              (5) Staff to federal agencies.--Upon request of the 
          chairperson, the head of any Federal department or agency may 
          detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
          department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying 
          out its duties under this section.
      (f) Powers of Commission.--
              (1) Hearings and sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
          purpose of carrying out this section, hold hearings, sit and 
          act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence 
          as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may 
          administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before 
          it.
              (2) Powers of members and agents.--Any member or agent of 
          the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
          action which the Commission is authorized to take by this 
          section.
              (3) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
          directly from any department or agency of the United States 
          information necessary to enable it to carry out this section. 
          Upon request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of 
          that department or agency shall furnish that information to the 
          Commission.
              (4) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
          in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
          departments and agencies of the United States.
              (5) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
          the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
          provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the 
          administrative support services necessary for the Commission to 
          carry out its responsibilities under this section.
      (g) Reports.--
              (1) Interim report.--Not later than one year after the date 
          on which the members are appointed under subsection (d)(1), the 
          Commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
          committees an interim report on the study conducted under 
          subsection (c).
              (2) Final report.--Not later than two years after the date 
          on which the members are appointed under subsection (d)(1), the 
          Commission shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
          committees a final report on the study conducted under 
          subsection (c), including any recommendations the Commission 
          considers appropriate to improve the prevention and treatment 
          of urotrauma among members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
      (h) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the date that 
  is 60 days after the date on which the Commission submits the final 
  report under subsection (g)(2).
      (i) Definitions.--In this section:
              (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
          means--
                      (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House 
                  of Representatives and Senate; and
                      (B) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
                  House of Representatives and Senate.
              (2) The term ``urotrauma'' means injury to the urinary 
          tract (including the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, 
          urethra, and female and male genitalia) from a penetrating, 
          blunt, blast, thermal, chemical, or biological cause.
      (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
              (1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
          to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
          2012 through 2015.
              (2) Offset.--The amount otherwise authorized to be 
          appropriated for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for 
          the Office of the Secretary of Defense for each of fiscal years 
          2012 through 2015 is reduced by $1,000,000.
target: Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), in order to continue and expand the DOD study conducted in 2011, to establish the Commission on Urotrauma to: (1) conduct a study on urotrauma (injury to the urinary tract from a penetrating, blunt, blast, thermal, chemical, or biological cause) among members of the Armed Forces and veterans; and (2) provide an interim and final report to the congressional defense and veterans committees on such study.
feat_title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a commission on urotrauma.