To recognize the sacrifices of the members of the Armed Forces who are injured in combat.

1. Adds SEC. 364. TRACKING AND CARE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE INJURED IN COMBAT at the end of subtitle G of title III

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   (f) Period of Pilot Program.--The pilot program may be carried out during fiscal years 2005 through 2010.

   Inserted: SEC. 364. TRACKING AND CARE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE INJURED IN COMBAT.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States place themselves in harm's way in the defense of democratic values and to keep the United States safe.

   Inserted: (2) This call to duty has resulted in the ultimate SACRIFICE of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are killed or critically injured while serving the United States.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate--

   Inserted: (1) to honor the SACRIFICE of the members of the Armed Forces who have been killed or critically wounded while serving the United States;

   Inserted: (2) to recognize the heroic efforts of the medical personnel of the Armed Forces in treating wounded military personnel and civilians; and

   Inserted: (3) to support advanced medical technologies that assist the medical personnel of the Armed Forces in saving lives and reducing disability rates for members of the Armed Forces.

   Inserted: (c) Procedures for Tracking of Wounded From Combat Zones.--(1) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations procedures for the Department of Defense to--

   Inserted: (A) notify the family of each member of the Armed Forces who is injured in a combat zone regarding such injury; and

   Inserted: (B) provide the family of each such member of the Armed Forces with information on any change of status, including health or location, of such member during the transportation of such member to a treatment destination.

   Inserted: (2) The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a copy of the procedures prescribed under paragraph (1).

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   Inserted: (d) Medical Equipment and Combat Casualty Technologies.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(4) for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide activities, $10,000,000 of the amount in Program Element PE 0603826D8Z shall be available for medical equipment and combat casualty care technologies.

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   At the end of subtitle G of title III, add the following:

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