To provide that, of the funds authorized under title XIV, $20,000,000 may be made available for the procurement of hemostatic agents, including blood-clotting bandages, for use by members of the Armed Forces in the field.

1. Inserts new text at the end of title XIV

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   Funds in this title shall be made available for obligation to the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-wide components by the end of the second quarter of fiscal year 2007.

   Inserted: SEC. . AMOUNT FOR PROCUREMENT OF HEMOSTATIC AGENTS FOR USE IN THE FIELD.

   Inserted: (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that every member of the Armed Forces deployed in a combat zone should carry life saving resources on them, including hemostatic agents.

   Inserted: (b) Availability of Funds.--(1) Of the amount authorized under section 1405(1) for operation and maintenance for the Army, $15,000,000 may be made available for the procurement of a sufficient quantity of hemostatic agents, including blood-clotting bandages, for use by members of the Armed Forces in the field so that each soldier serving in Iraq and Afghanistan is issued at least one hemostatic agent and accompanying medical personnel have a sufficient inventory of hemostatic agents. (2) of the amount authorized under section 1405(3) for operation and maintenance for the Marine Corps, $5,000,000 may be made available for the procurement of a sufficient quantity of hemostatic agents, including blood-clotting bandages, for use by members of the Armed Forces in the field so that each Marine serving in Iraq and Afghanistan is issued at least one hemostatic agent and accompanying medical personnel have a sufficient inventory of hemostatic agents.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the distribution of hemostatic agents to members of the Armed Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, including a description of any distribution problems and attempts to resolve such problems.

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   At the end of title XIV, add the following:

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