Sec. 734. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES FOR OVERSEAS PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME AND THERMAL BURNS

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## SEC. 734 MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES FOR OVERSEAS PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME AND THERMAL BURNS ###

(a)Program Required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to develop requirements for the procurement, pre-positioning, and maintenance of medical countermeasures approved, cleared, licensed, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to diagnose, prevent, and treat acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns for use by covered personnel. ###

(b)Program Specifications In carrying out the program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commanders of the combatant commands, the following: ####

(1)The number of covered personnel in areas in which the use of tactical nuclear weapons is a substantial threat. ####

(2)Peer-reviewed and published scientific studies regarding safety and efficacy of the potential countermeasures described in subsection (a). ####

(3)Operational requirements of the Department. ####

(4)Appropriate doctrine, training, and operational plans for effective use of such countermeasures. ####

(5)A feasible schedule for implementation of the program. ###

(c)Covered Personnel Defined In this section, the term “covered personnel” means— ####

(1)members of the Armed Forces deployed outside the United States; and ####

(2)civilian employees of the Department of Defense deployed outside the United States.