COMBAT Care Act

This bill would allow the Secretary of Defense, working with the Secretary of State, to set up joint education and training programs on military trauma care and research with the armed forces of one or more foreign countries. These programs could include sharing lessons from past conflicts on treating combat injuries, holding joint conferences and professional exchanges, and conducting joint research on the health effects of new weapons. They could also include training foreign forces in trauma care, wound infection, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide prevention, and non-combat injuries and diseases. The Defense Health Agency's Joint Trauma System could coordinate trauma care practices and data with participating countries.

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Sponsors

• Jason Crow Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors