S.Amdt. 2990

SA 2990. Mr. CORNYN 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. REGENERATIVE MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES STRATEGY.

(a) In General.--Not later than May 1, 2025, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in coordination with
the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces and the Joint Staff
Surgeon, shall develop a strategy for regenerative medicine
technologies to support health of and return to duty by
members of the Armed Forces following traumatic injuries
sustained in training and combat operations.
(b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a)
shall, at a minimum--
(1) focus on addressing medical challenges experienced by
members of the Armed Forces in training and combat operations
in which regenerative medicine technologies, including
anatomically-precise therapeutics, can be used to treat
vertebral, orthopedic, craniofacial, and musculoskeletal
injuries;
(2) identify partnerships with academic medical centers,
industry, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses in
regenerative medicine to support existing and future medical
requirements of members of the Armed Forces;
(3) identify laboratory and medical product development
requirements of the Department of Defense, including research
and development, to support transition and fielding of
regenerative medicine technologies;
(4) identify gaps in regenerative medicine capabilities and
actions needed to close or mitigate those gaps; and
(5) provide recommendations to transition regenerative
medicine technologies into clinical practice to treat
vertebral, orthopedic, craniofacial, and musculoskeletal
injuries sustained in training and combat operations.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after completion of
the strategy required under subsection (a), the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy.
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