[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5074]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2851. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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. STRATEGY AND MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   REQUIREMENTS TO DELIVER PRE-HOSPITAL, LIFE-
                   SAVING INTERVENTIONS IN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs shall convene a working group of subject 
     matter experts from the extramural community and the health 
     care system of the Department of Defense to develop a 
     strategy and the medical research and development 
     requirements to deliver pre-hospital, life-saving 
     interventions in Arctic environments.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report containing the 
     strategy and medical research and development requirements 
     required under subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) An overarching plan addressing unique pre-hospital 
     lifesaving and sustainment interventions required in extreme 
     cold weather combat environments and research required to 
     advance medical care in austere extreme cold weather battle 
     spaces.
       (B) A review of laboratory and medical product development 
     capabilities of the Department of Defense to conduct research 
     and development and support the transition and fielding of 
     medical products for extreme cold weather environments.
       (C) Identification of and recommendations to amend clinical 
     practice guidelines to treat combat casualties in extreme 
     cold weather environments.
       (D) Initial capabilities documents identifying gaps and 
     requirements to support pre-hospital, life-saving 
     interventions during Arctic operations.
       (E) A recommended investment plan to address clinical and 
     medical research and development capability gaps identified 
     in such initial capabilities documents.
       (F) An assessment of engagement by the Department of 
     Defense with academic medical centers and institutions to 
     support public-private partnerships for research and 
     development to address the pre-hospital needs of members of 
     the Armed Forces following injury in extreme cold weather 
     environments.
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