S 1022
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Aging
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Materials
Medical research
Military medicine
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding
Veterans' medical care
Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act
Introduced: April 21, 2015
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 21, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2303-2304)
Apr 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act
This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to award research grants for:
- actions that can be taken to prevent amputation of limbs,
- the most effective point for orthotic and prosthetic intervention during patient treatment,
- orthotic interventions that are most effective in treating the physical effects of traumatic brain injury,
- patients that benefit most from particular orthotic and prosthetic technologies,
- orthotic and prosthetic services that best facilitate the return to active duty of members of the Armed Forces, and
- the effect of aging on the use of prosthetics.
The Secretary shall award research grants for the improvement of existing, and development of new, materials and technology used in orthotics and prosthetics.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2303-2304)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1