[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6564]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6459. Mr. REED (for Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 proposed by Mr. Reed (for 
himself and Mr. Inhofe) to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and 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 C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1239. BRIEFING ON SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE TO 
                   MITIGATE, TREAT, AND REHABILITATE TRAUMATIC 
                   EXTREMITY INJURIES AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES 
                   OF UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS.

       (a) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the treatment and rehabilitation of severely wounded 
     Ukrainian soldiers is of paramount importance to the United 
     States and Ukraine as Ukraine continues to valiantly repulse 
     an unprovoked invasion of its sovereignty by the Russian 
     Federation;
       (2) the Senate applauds efforts by the Secretary of Defense 
     to provide treatment in medical facilities of the United 
     States Armed Forces through the Secretarial Designee Program; 
     and
       (3) the Senate encourages the Secretary to continue working 
     with defense officials of Ukraine, and as necessary with 
     other governmental and private sources, to fund 
     transportation, lodging, meals, caretakers, and any other 
     nonmedical expenses necessary in connection with treatment 
     for severely wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
       (b) Briefing.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall assess, and 
     provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives on, whether there is 
     an appropriate role for the Extremity Trauma and Amputation 
     Center of Excellence or the National Intrepid Center of 
     Excellence of the Department of Defense in helping the 
     Government of Ukraine to mitigate, treat, and rehabilitate 
     traumatic extremity injuries and traumatic brain injuries 
     sustained in Ukraine.
       (2) Elements.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the extent to which the Extremity 
     Trauma and Amputation Center of Excellence and the National 
     Intrepid Center of Excellence of the Department of Defense 
     can facilitate relevant scientific research aimed at saving 
     injured extremities, avoiding amputations, and preserving and 
     restoring the function of injured extremities for the purpose 
     of addressing the current medical needs of Ukraine.
       (B) An identification of specific activities such Centers 
     could feasibly undertake to improve and enhance the efforts 
     of the Government of Ukraine in the mitigation, treatment, 
     and rehabilitation of traumatic extremity injuries and 
     traumatic brain injuries.
       (C) A determination whether there are other government 
     agencies, institutions of higher education, or public or 
     private entities, including international entities, with 
     which such Centers could partner for the purpose of 
     supporting the Government of Ukraine in such efforts.
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