To provide that certain provisions in this Act relating to limitations, transparency, and oversight regarding medical research conducted by the Department of Defense shall have no force or effect.

SA 4369. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Reid, Mr. Blunt,
Ms. Mikulski, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Murray,
Mr. Casey, and Mr. Shelby) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2017 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 C of title VII, add the following:

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SEC. 764. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO
LIMITATIONS, TRANSPARENCY, AND OVERSIGHT
REGARDING MEDICAL RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Medical Research and Development Projects.--Section
756, relating to a prohibition on funding and conduct of
certain medical research and development projects by the
Department of Defense, shall have no force or effect.
(b) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Efforts and
Procurement Activities Related to Medical Research.--Section
898, relating to a limitation on authority of the Secretary
of Defense to enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements for congressional special interest medical
research programs under the congressionally directed medical
research program of the Department of Defense, shall have no
force or effect.
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