# Summary
The Blast Overpressure Safety Act establishes comprehensive Department of Defense protocols to address brain injuries caused by blast exposure during military training and combat operations. The legislation assigns specific responsibilities to different Pentagon offices: the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness must create baseline and annual neurocognitive assessments for all service members, while the Assistant Secretary for Readiness must establish and maintain detailed blast exposure logs for every service member. The bill requires the Pentagon to identify safety thresholds for blast exposure within two years and establish a central repository of blast-related data available to the public. It also directs the creation of a "Warfighter Brain Health Initiative" to unify efforts across the Defense Department to improve cognitive performance and brain health, requiring mandatory training on blast injuries for medical providers and training managers every two years. The legislation creates a special intensive brain health program for special operations forces and formally establishes the National Intrepid Center of Excellence as a official program to treat service members with traumatic brain injuries and related conditions. The bill mandates regular reporting to Congress on brain injury incidents, discharges related to brain injuries, trained medical providers, and international collaboration efforts on blast injury research, with unclassified reports made public within ten days of submission.
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