3.0.0 2516 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z 2023-01-15T04:49:21Z Senate S S 2004-06-14 108 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-06-14T17:59:48Z 2004-06-14 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2004-06-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6737-6738) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N Armed Forces and National Security Air force Armed forces abroad Army Commemorations Congress Congress and military policy Congressional reporting requirements Congressional tributes Defense budgets Economics and Public Finance Families Health Iraq compilation Maintenance and repair Medical research Medical supplies Medical technology Military and naval supplies Military dependents Military medicine Military research Military transportation Navy Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Standards Transportation and Public Works Travel costs War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-06-14 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-04T14:53:22Z Service Act for Care and Relief Initiatives for Forces Injured in Combat Engagements (SACRIFICE) of 2004 - Honors the sacrifice of members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have been killed or critically wounded in service, recognizes the heroic efforts of Armed Forces medical personnel, and supports advanced medical technologies that assist such personnel in saving lives and reducing disability rates among members of the Armed Forces.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) prescribe Department of Defense (DOD) policy for providing timely notification to next of kin of the status of members of the Armed Forces who are seriously ill or injured in a combat zone; and (2) transmit a copy of that policy to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.

Authorizes FY 2005 appropriations to fund medical equipment and combat casualty technologies for the DOD.

]]> SACRIFICE of 2004 Display Title SACRIFICE of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to recognize the sacrifices of the members of the Armed Forces who are injured in combat, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SACRIFICE of 2004 Short Titles as Introduced Service Act for Care and Relief Initiatives for Forces Injured in Combat Engagements of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-06-14T04:00:00Z 2004-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.