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Union Calendar No. 240 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 880 
[Report No. 115–330] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate assignment of military 
trauma care providers to civilian trauma centers in order to maintain 
military trauma readiness and to support such centers, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HUDSON, and Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
NORCROSS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HECK, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mr. VELA, Mr. WALZ, Mr. BARR, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HAR-
PER, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. HILL, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. KINZINGER 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 6, 2017] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate assign-
ment of military trauma care providers to civilian trauma 
centers in order to maintain military trauma readiness 
and to support such centers, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Injury Surgical 
Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve 
ZERO Preventable Deaths Act’’ or the ‘‘MISSION ZERO 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PARTNERSHIP FOR TRAU-
MA READINESS GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new part: 
‘‘PART I—MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PARTNERSHIP 
FOR TRAUMA READINESS GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 1291. MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PARTNERSHIP FOR 
TRAUMA READINESS GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) MILITARY TRAUMA TEAM PLACEMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to not more than 20 eligible high-acuity trau-
ma centers to enable military trauma teams to pro-
vide, on a full-time basis, trauma care and related 
acute care at such trauma centers. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In the case of a grant 
awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible high-acu-
ity trauma center, such grant— 
‘‘(A) shall be for a period of at least 3 years 
and not more than 5 years (and may be renewed 
at the end of such period); and 
‘‘(B) shall be in an amount that does not 
exceed $1,000,000 per year. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AFTER PERFORM-
ANCE PERIOD.—Notwithstanding section 1552 of title 
31, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
funds available to the Secretary for obligation for a 
grant under this subsection shall remain available for 
expenditure for 100 days after the last day of the per-
formance period of such grant. 
‘‘(b) MILITARY TRAUMA CARE PROVIDER PLACEMENT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible trauma centers to enable military 
trauma care providers to provide trauma care and re-
lated acute care at such trauma centers. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—In the case of a grant 
awarded under paragraph (1) to an eligible trauma 
center, such grant— 
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