3.0.0 1466 2023-01-11T13:37:33Z 2023-01-11T13:37:33Z Senate S 2017-06-28 115 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-28T21:13:33Z Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act 115 4587 HR 2018-01-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2017-06-28 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3832) IntroReferral 2017-06-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2017-06-28 True Armed Forces and National Security Aging Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Health technology, devices, supplies Materials Medical research Military medicine Neurological disorders Research administration and funding Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-06-28 Introduced in Senate 2019-04-11T16:34:59Z Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act

This bill directs the Department of Defense to award grants to advance orthotic and prosthetic care for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and civilians who have undergone amputation, traumatic brain injury, and other serious injuries resulting from combat or military experience. The grants must fund research on: (1) outcomes for such patients, (2) materials used in orthotics and prosthetics, and (3) improving existing orthotic and prosthetic technology and the development of new technology.

]]> Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act Display Title Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act Introduced in Senate 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1466is/xml/BILLS-115s1466is.xml 2017-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3832) 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.