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[CITE: 10USC2116]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
    CHAPTER 104--UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES
 
Sec. 2116. Military nursing research

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
        (1) The term ``military nursing research'' means research on the 
    furnishing of care and services by nurses in the armed forces.
        (2) The term ``TriService Nursing Research Program'' means the 
    program of military nursing research authorized under this section.

    (b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may establish at 
the University a program of military nursing research.
    (c) TriService Research Group.--The TriService Nursing Research 
Program shall be administered by a TriService Nursing Research Group 
composed of Army, Navy, and Air Force nurses who are involved in 
military nursing research and are designated by the Secretary concerned 
to serve as members of the group.
    (d) Duties of Group.--The TriService Nursing Research Group shall--
        (1) develop for the Department of Defense recommended guidelines 
    for requesting, reviewing, and funding proposed military nursing 
    research projects; and
        (2) make available to Army, Navy, and Air Force nurses and 
    Department of Defense officials concerned with military nursing 
    research--
            (A) information about nursing research projects that are 
        being developed or carried out in the Army, Navy, and Air Force; 
        and
            (B) expertise and information beneficial to the 
        encouragement of meaningful nursing research.

    (e) Research Topics.--For purposes of this section, military nursing 
research includes research on the following issues:
        (1) Issues regarding how to improve the results of nursing care 
    and services provided in the armed forces in time of peace.
        (2) Issues regarding how to improve the results of nursing care 
    and services provided in the armed forces in time of war.
        (3) Issues regarding how to prevent complications associated 
    with battle injuries.
        (4) Issues regarding how to prevent complications associated 
    with the transporting of patients in the military medical evacuation 
    system.
        (5) Issues regarding how to improve methods of training nursing 
    personnel.
        (6) Clinical nursing issues, including such issues as prevention 
    and treatment of child abuse and spouse abuse.
        (7) Women's health issues.
        (8) Wellness issues.
        (9) Preventive medicine issues.
        (10) Home care management issues.
        (11) Case management issues.

(Added Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title VII, Sec. 741(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 
110 Stat. 384.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 2116, added Pub. L. 92-426, Sec. 2(a), Sept. 21, 
1972, 86 Stat. 716, directed Secretary of Defense to report periodically 
to Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives on feasibility of establishing educational institutions 
similar or identical to University at any other locations he deemed 
appropriate, with last such report to be submitted by June 30, 1976, 
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98-94, title XII, Sec. 1268(12)(A), Sept. 24, 
1983, 97 Stat. 706.
