S.Amdt. 2684

SA 2684. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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 appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON PURPLE HEART APPLICATIONS FOR TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY DURING THE GLOBAL WAR ON
TERRORISM.

(a) In General.--Not later than February 15, 2025, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives a report on Purple Heart
applications for traumatic brain injury (TBI) during the
Global War on Terrorism.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) The total amount of Purple Hearts awarded for TBI on or
after September 11, 2001, and the details thereof.
(2) A review all of the Purple Heart applications for TBI,
with a date of incident on or after September 11, 2001, that
have been denied for post-deployment documentation,
diagnosis, or treatment.
(3) A review all of the Purple Heart applications for TBI,
with a date of incident on or after September 11, 2001, that
have been denied for not meeting treatment requirements.
(4) A review all of the Purple Heart applications for TBI,
with a date of incident on or after September 11, 2001, that
have been denied for not being documented, diagnosed, or
treated by proper medical authorities.
(5) The specific details pertaining to the justification
and circumstances for denial of such Purple Heart
applications.
(6) An assessment of the feasibility of establishing a
uniform standard across all military services for the award
of the Purple Heart, including TBIs.
(7) A proposed plan to reevaluate all Purple Heart
applications denied on the basis described in the report, and
the expected results of such reevaluation.
(8) Any other information the Secretary determines
appropriate.
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