CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 5996· Senate(119-SAMDT-5996)

S.Amdt. 5996

Rep. Hickenlooper
Age: 74 years
Colorado
Introduced
6/23/2026
Sponsored by
John Hickenlooper
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 5996, submitted by Mr. Hickenlooper, aims to add a new section to bill S. 4784. The purpose is to create a Working Group on Digital Strategy for Traumatic Brain Injuries.

The amendment requires the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to set up this group by July 1, 2027. The goal is to build a digital health strategy that uses artificial intelligence to treat traumatic brain injuries.

The working group will consist of:

  • Members of the Armed Forces.
  • Department of Defense officers and employees.
  • Nongovernmental experts.

Members must have expertise in biomedical informatics, biomedical engineering, biomedical implementation science, or the clinical care of traumatic brain injuries.

The resulting strategy must include:

  • Identifying treatment gaps that artificial intelligence and digital health technologies can fix.
  • Analyzing current research, development, acquisition efforts, and commercial off-the-shelf solutions used by the Department of Defense.
  • Providing expert recommendations on the advances needed to improve treatment.
  • Proposing an investment plan to prepare and field digital solutions for treatment.