COMBAT Care Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10541 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10541

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish joint education and 
 training programs on military trauma care and research with military 
                      forces of foreign countries.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2026

  Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Crank) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
To authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish joint education and 
 training programs on military trauma care and research with military 
                      forces of foreign countries.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cooperative Overseas Military 
Battlefield Advancement in Trauma Care Act'' or the ``COMBAT Care 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS ON MILITARY TRAUMA CARE 
              AND RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN 
              COUNTRIES.

    (a) Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, may establish a joint education and training 
program on military trauma care and research with appropriate personnel 
of the military forces of one or more foreign countries.
    (b) Elements.--The Secretary may include in each joint education 
and training program on military trauma care and research under 
subsection (a) the following:
            (1) The sharing of relevant lessons learned in combat 
        casualty care derived from prior conflicts.
            (2) The conduct of joint conferences, symposia, and 
        professional exchange programs involving military medical 
        professionals from the United States and the foreign countries 
        participating in the program.
            (3) Collaboration through structured knowledge exchanges on 
        matters relating to health policy, health administration, and 
        medical logistics, including with respect to medical supplies 
        and equipment.
            (4) The conduct of joint research and development 
        initiatives addressing the health effects of new and emerging 
        weapons and methods of warfare.
            (5) Capacity-building programs to support the development, 
        sustainment, and modernization of military trauma care systems 
        and programs.
            (6) Coordination, through the Joint Trauma System of the 
        Defense Health Agency, of trauma care doctrine, data 
        collection, performance improvement, and clinical best 
        practices with the Armed Forces of the United States and the 
        military medical services of the foreign countries 
        participating in the program.
            (7) The provision of training to the military forces of 
        such foreign countries with respect to--
                    (A) military trauma care;
                    (B) combat wound infection;
                    (C) post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide 
                prevention relating to the treatment of military trauma 
                care; and
                    (D) care for injuries and diseases that are not 
                incurred in combat.
    (c) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out the joint education and 
training program on military trauma care and research under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities under chapter 16 
of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory 
authorities available to the Secretary.
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