[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4933]
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  SA 3160. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 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 appropriate place in title VII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 7__. BRIEFING ON USE OF OTHER TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS FOR 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL PROTOTYPES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on 
     how the use of other transaction agreements can expedite 
     development of medical prototypes for assessment by end-user 
     communities to address capability gaps in medical research by 
     leveraging subject matter expertise, infrastructure, and 
     resources to include developing, testing, and fielding 
     prototype technologies and solutions for the military health 
     system.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include an update on the following:
       (1) Current medical research and development efforts to 
     support the health and readiness of members of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (2) Efforts of the Department of Defense to establish 
     partnerships with small businesses, academic institutions, 
     and industry to facilitate the advancement of medical 
     concepts and prototypes to protect, treat, and optimize 
     health, performance, and survivability of members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (3) How the Department is addressing critical gaps in 
     combat casualty care, including trauma care delivery, 
     musculoskeletal injury, and wound management.
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