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Text of Senate Amendment 5996

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On 2026-06-23, Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5996" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5996

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3123] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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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Text of Senate Amendment 5996 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3123] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] 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. ______