S.Amdt. 1175
What it does: Adds SEC. 714. WARFIGHTER TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER at the end of subtitle B of title VII
Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 714. WARFIGHTER TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER at the end of subtitle B of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2416; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. 714. WARFIGHTER TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER.
Inserted: (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish in the Defense Health Program a Warfighter Translational Research Center (in this section referred to as the "Center") to support the development of diagnostics and therapeutics to address gaps in the treatment of injured members of the Armed Forces.
Inserted: (b) Primary Functions.--The primary functions of the Center include the following:
Inserted: (1) Developing a tool that can be used before and after a deployment to assess the mental health of a member of the Armed Forces.
Inserted: (2) Using the tool developed under paragraph (1) to establish a baseline mental health assessment of each member of the Armed Forces before such member is deployed and carrying out a mental health screening of each such member after deployment--
Inserted: (A) to decrease the incidence of undiagnosed post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury; and
Inserted: (B) to determine whether there are certain factors that make a person more or less likely to experience post traumatic stress.
Inserted: (c) Public-private Partnerships.--In carrying out the functions of the Center, the Center shall establish partnerships between public and private entities.
Inserted: (d) Competitive Contracts.--All contracts awarded by the Center shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1175. Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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 B of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 714. WARFIGHTER TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish in the Defense Health Program a Warfighter Translational Research Center (in this section referred to as the “Center”) to support the development of diagnostics and therapeutics to address gaps in the treatment of injured members of the Armed Forces.
(b) Primary Functions.--The primary functions of the Center include the following:
(1) Developing a tool that can be used before and after a deployment to assess the mental health of a member of the Armed Forces.
(2) Using the tool developed under paragraph (1) to establish a baseline mental health assessment of each member of the Armed Forces before such member is deployed and carrying out a mental health screening of each such member after deployment--
(A) to decrease the incidence of undiagnosed post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury; and
(B) to determine whether there are certain factors that make a person more or less likely to experience post traumatic stress.
(c) Public-private Partnerships.--In carrying out the functions of the Center, the Center shall establish partnerships between public and private entities.
(d) Competitive Contracts.--All contracts awarded by the Center shall be awarded on a competitive basis.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2011