S.Amdt. 2397

SA 2397. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2025 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 E of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 750. STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF HEARING LOSS PREVENTION
PROGRAMS.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in partnership with
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study on
the effectiveness of hearing loss prevention programs of the
Department of Defense in reducing hearing loss and tinnitus
prevalence among members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the study
conducted under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include, at a minimum--
(A) the amount of funding used and types of programs
implemented to address hearing loss among members of the
Armed Forces;
(B) an identification of such programs that are effective;
and
(C) recommendations for legislative action to improve
hearing health outcomes among members of the Armed Forces and
veterans.
(3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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