SMART for TBI Act

This legislation tells the Department of Defense to set up a working group to make a plan for using digital health tools and artificial intelligence (AI) to better treat traumatic brain injuries (TBI) among service members. The plan must find gaps in today’s TBI care, review what tools are already being used or studied (including off‑the‑shelf options), and lay out what advances and investments are needed to get proven tech into real care settings. The group will include service members, Defense Department staff, and outside experts in TBI care, health data, engineering, or how to put new ideas into practice. The Department must brief Congress on the strategy by September 30, 2026.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Service members with TBI; Defense Department clinicians and programs.
• What changes: A working group will build a strategy, identify care gaps, review current tools, and recommend steps and funding to field effective digital and AI tools for TBI treatment.
• When: A briefing on the strategy is due by September 30, 2026.