Text of Senate Amendment 5995

On 2026-06-23, Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5995" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5995

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3122-S3123] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5995. 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 appropriate place in title VII, insert the following: SEC. ___ REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF PILOT PROGRAM ON BEHAVIORAL NEUROLOGY FELLOWSHIPS. (a) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of establishing a pilot program that establishes a behavioral neurology fellowship program to provide training opportunities with respect to treating members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injuries, particularly regarding the intersection of behavior and traumatic brain injury. (b) Matters Included.--The report on the potential pilot program under subsection (a) shall include evaluations of-- (1) the feasibility of the pilot program meeting the requirements described in subsection (c); and (2) potential locations at which to carry out the pilot program. (c) Requirements Described.--The program requirements described in this subsection are the following: (1) The pilot program shall include two individuals selected for a one-year clinical fellowship program under the pilot program. [[Page S3123]] (2) An individual shall be eligible to hold a fellowship under the pilot program if the individual, before participating in the fellowship program-- (A) has received a doctorate of medicine or doctorate of osteopathy from any medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education; and (B) has completed a residency program in neurology or psychiatry at an institution accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. (3) An individual shall not be required to be board certified to hold a fellowship under the pilot program. (4) The pilot program shall seek to allow an individual, upon completion of the fellowship program, to sit for board certification in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry offered by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties. (5) The fellowship program shall be accredited. ______