SMART for TBI Act
Sponsored By: Representative Crow
Introduced
Summary
Creates a Department of Defense strategy to use digital health tools and artificial intelligence to improve treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). It would set up a DoD-managed working group of military, civilian, and outside experts and require a briefing to congressional defense committees by September 30, 2026.
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- Service members and patients: The strategy would identify capability gaps in TBI treatment that AI and digital health technologies could address and recommend steps to improve care.
- Department of Defense and industry: The plan must analyze existing research, development, and commercial off-the-shelf solutions and include a recommended investment plan to advance technologies toward fielding.
- Clinicians and researchers: The working group must include outside experts in TBI clinical care, biomedical informatics, engineering, and implementation science to shape practical, evidence-based approaches.
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Digital TBI care plan for service members
If enacted, the Department of Defense would set up a working group to plan digital and AI tools for traumatic brain injury care. The group would include service members, DoD staff, and outside experts. The strategy would find care gaps, review current research and any commercial tools already in use, and recommend needed advances. It would include an investment plan to get these technologies ready for real-world use. The Secretary of Defense would brief Congress on the plan by September 30, 2026. The bill does not add funding or change who can get care.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crow
CO • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Roll Call Votes
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