S.Amdt. 5378
What it does: Adds SEC. 257. REPORT ON THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELDING OF LIFE-PRESERVING BLOOD TECHNOLOGIES at the end of subtitle D of title II
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-OK)What it changes
1 change to S. 3001 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 257. REPORT ON THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELDING OF LIFE-PRESERVING BLOOD TECHNOLOGIES at the end of subtitle D of title II
Adds a sectionIn S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(e) Update.--The Under Secretary shall from time to time update the assessment required by subsection (a) to take into account advances in technology.
Inserted: SEC. 257. REPORT ON THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELDING OF LIFE-PRESERVING BLOOD TECHNOLOGIES.
Inserted: (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 30, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth an assessment of the feasability and advisability of accelerating research, development, and fielding of blood technologies that will improve the capacity to save lives of members of the Armed Forces receiving combat care.
Inserted: (b) Covered Technologies.--The technologies to be addressed by the report required by subsection (a) shall include, but not be limited to, extended life red blood cells, cryogenic storage of white blood cells, cryo-preserved platelets, hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, and freeze dried plasma.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5378. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3001, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:
SEC. 257. REPORT ON THE ACCELERATION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELDING OF LIFE-PRESERVING BLOOD TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 30, 2009, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth an assessment of the feasability and advisability of accelerating research, development, and fielding of blood technologies that will improve the capacity to save lives of members of the Armed Forces receiving combat care.
(b) Covered Technologies.--The technologies to be addressed by the report required by subsection (a) shall include, but not be limited to, extended life red blood cells, cryogenic storage of white blood cells, cryo-preserved platelets, hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers, and freeze dried plasma.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 10, 2008