S.Amdt. 1720

SA 1720. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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:

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SEC. 724. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY ON MANAGEMENT OF MEDICATIONS FOR PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY WOUNDED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on the management of medications for physically and psychologically wounded members of the Armed Forces.

(b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1) A review and assessment of current practices within the Department of Defense for the management of medications for physically and psychologically wounded members of the Armed Forces.

(2) A review and analysis of the published literature on factors contributing to the risk of misadministration of medications, including accidental and intentional overdoses, under- and over- medication, and adverse interactions among medications.

(3) An identification of the medical conditions, and of the patient management procedures of the Department of Defense, that may increase the risks of misadministration of medications in populations of members of the Armed Forces.

(4) An assessment of current and best practices in the Armed Forces, other departments and agencies of government, and the private sector concerning the prescription, distribution, and management of medications, and the associated coordination of care.

(5) An identification of means for decreasing the risks of misadministration of medications and associated problems with respect to physically and psychologically wounded members of the Armed Forces.

(c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after entering into the agreement for the study required under subsection (a), the Institute of Medicine shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and Congress a report on the study, including such findings and determinations as the Institute of Medicine considers appropriate in light of the study.

(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--

(1) In general.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403 for the Defense Health Program is hereby increased by $1,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be allocated for the study required under subsection (a).

(2) Offset.--The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act, other than the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 1403, is hereby reduced by $1,000,000, with the amount of such reduction to be allocated on a pro rata basis.