MILITARY SEVERELY INJURED CENTER.

SEC. 564. MILITARY SEVERELY INJURED CENTER.(a) Center Required.—In support of the comprehensive policy on the provision of assistance to severely wounded or injured servicemembers required by section 563 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3269; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), the Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense a center to augment and support the programs and activities of the military departments for the provision of such assistance, including the programs of the military departments referred to in subsection (c).(b) Designation.—The center established under subsection (a) shall be known as the “Military Severely Injured Center” (in this section referred to as the “Center”).(c) Programs of the Military Departments.—The programs of the military departments referred to in this subsection are the following:(1) The Army Wounded Warrior Support Program.(2) The Navy Safe Harbor Program.(3) The Palace HART Program of the Air Force.(4) The Marine for Life Injured Support Program of the Marine Corps.(d) Activities of Center.—120 STAT. 2223(1) In general.—The Center shall carry out such programs and activities to augment and support the programs and activities of the military departments for the provision of assistance to severely wounded or injured servicemembers and their families as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal Government (including the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs), determines appropriate.(2) Database.—The activities of the Center under this subsection shall include the establishment and maintenance of a central database. The database shall be transparent and shall be accessible for use by all of the programs of the military departments referred to in subsection (c).(e) Resources.—The Secretary of Defense shall allocate to the Center such personnel and other resources as the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, considers appropriate in order to permit the Center to carry out effectively the programs and activities assigned to the Center under subsection (d).