[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3123]
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  SA 5996. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2027 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 D of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 771. WORKING GROUP ON DIGITAL STRATEGY FOR TRAUMATIC 
                   BRAIN INJURIES.

       (a) Establishment.--In accordance with the Warfighter Brain 
     Health Initiative under section 735 of the James M. Inhofe 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
     (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note), not later than 
     July 1, 2027, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health 
     Affairs shall establish a working group to develop a digital 
     health strategy that leverages advances in artificial 
     intelligence for the treatment of traumatic brain injuries.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall appoint to 
     the working group under subsection (a) members of the Armed 
     Forces, officers and employees of the Department of Defense, 
     and nongovernmental experts.
       (2) Expertise.--Individuals appointed under paragraph (1) 
     to the working group under subsection (a) shall have 
     expertise in clinical care of traumatic brain injuries, 
     biomedical informatics, biomedical engineering, or biomedical 
     implementation science.
       (c) Strategy.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) Identification of capability gaps in treatment of 
     traumatic brain injuries that could be addressed through 
     artificial intelligence and digital health technologies.
       (2) An analysis of existing research, development, and 
     acquisition efforts leveraging artificial intelligence-based 
     capabilities and digital health, including any applicable 
     commercial off-the-shelf solutions being used by the 
     Department of Defense to support treatment of traumatic brain 
     injuries.
       (3) Expert recommendations on advances required to address 
     identified capability gaps and significantly improve 
     treatment of traumatic brain injuries using artificial 
     intelligence and digital health technologies.
       (4) A recommended investment plan to advance technology and 
     knowledge readiness levels to field digital solutions for 
     treating traumatic brain injuries.
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