S.Amdt. 2412

SA 2412. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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, insert the
following:

SEC. 752. REPORT ON MEDICAL CAPACITY SUPPORT BY UNITED STATES
TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES RECEIVING UNITED STATES
ASSISTANCE.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on
activities by the United States to support the medical
capacity of foreign countries receiving assistance from the
United States.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of programs and activities by the United
States that support medical corps capacity building among
foreign countries receiving security assistance from the
United States, including--
(A) a list of countries that have received support through
such programs and activities during the two-year period
preceding the submittal of the report; and
(B) a description of the support provided to each
recipient.
(2) An assessment of whether programs and activities
currently authorized to support medical corps capacity
building among foreign countries receiving assistance from
the United States are sufficient--
(A) to ensure functioning combat casualty care treatment
and equipment that meets or exceeds the standards recommended
by the Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care; and
(B) to care for the wounded and sick in line with
obligations under the law of armed conflict.
(3) An assessment of the efficacy of programs of the United
States to support the medical capacity of foreign countries
receiving assistance from the United States, and any
recommendations of the Secretary of Defense on whether
further authorities or resources are needed to meet the
standards described in paragraph (2)(A).
(4) A summary assessment of the capacity and key gaps
within the military medical corps of Afghanistan and Iraq,
with a focus on their ability to provide battlefield medical
care to soldiers and wounded civilians in line with
obligations under the law of armed conflict.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified but may include a classified annex.
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