S.Amdt. 2851

SA 2851. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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 end of subtitle E of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 750. STRATEGY AND MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
REQUIREMENTS TO DELIVER PRE-HOSPITAL, LIFE-
SAVING INTERVENTIONS IN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTS.

(a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs shall convene a working group of subject
matter experts from the extramural community and the health
care system of the Department of Defense to develop a
strategy and the medical research and development
requirements to deliver pre-hospital, life-saving
interventions in Arctic environments.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report containing the
strategy and medical research and development requirements
required under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) An overarching plan addressing unique pre-hospital
lifesaving and sustainment interventions required in extreme
cold weather combat environments and research required to
advance medical care in austere extreme cold weather battle
spaces.
(B) A review of laboratory and medical product development
capabilities of the Department of Defense to conduct research
and development and support the transition and fielding of
medical products for extreme cold weather environments.
(C) Identification of and recommendations to amend clinical
practice guidelines to treat combat casualties in extreme
cold weather environments.
(D) Initial capabilities documents identifying gaps and
requirements to support pre-hospital, life-saving
interventions during Arctic operations.
(E) A recommended investment plan to address clinical and
medical research and development capability gaps identified
in such initial capabilities documents.
(F) An assessment of engagement by the Department of
Defense with academic medical centers and institutions to
support public-private partnerships for research and
development to address the pre-hospital needs of members of
the Armed Forces following injury in extreme cold weather
environments.
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