To express the sense of the Senate on research regarding blast exposure on the cellular level of the brain.

SA 3860. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A,
insert the following:

SEC. ___. SENSE OF SENATE ON RESEARCH REGARDING BLAST
EXPOSURE ON THE CELLULAR LEVEL OF THE BRAIN.

It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) further research is necessary regarding blast exposure
on the cellular level of the brain;
(2) such research is needed to develop blast protection
requirements for helmets and other personal protective
equipment; and
(3) the Department of Defense should increase ongoing
efforts, to the maximum extent possible, to develop a
predictive traumatic brain injury model for blast, in order
to better understand the cellular response to blast impulses
and the interaction of the human brain and protective
equipment related to blast exposure.
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