[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3825. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mrs. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. STUDY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States, 
     in meaningful consultation with experts on the intersections 
     of domestic violence, disabilities, trauma, and mental 
     health, shall conduct a study to evaluate the status of--
       (1) research on the relationship between intimate partner 
     violence and traumatic brain injury experienced by victims; 
     and
       (2) public awareness and education campaigns related to the 
     effects of intimate partner violence on victims' brain health 
     and its connection to traumatic brain injury experienced by 
     victims.
       (b) Content.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a review on the outcomes of any previous research, the 
     status of existing research activities, and efforts to 
     address knowledge gaps across agencies of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (2) recommendations to--
       (A) encourage increased research to address existing 
     knowledge gaps relating to the relationship between intimate 
     partner violence and traumatic brain injury experienced by 
     victims;
       (B) increase awareness of the effects of intimate partner 
     violence on the brain health of victims for health care and 
     other treatment providers;
       (C) increase victim service providers' awareness of the 
     effects of intimate partner violence on victims' brain 
     health, enhance their capacity to identify victims with 
     traumatic brain injuries and provide services that support 
     victims' healing and recovery; and
       (D) increase awareness of the links between intimate 
     partner violence and the brain health of victims' for the 
     general public.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
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