Support and work to pass legislation directing the Department of Defense to work with Indo-Pacific partner governments to construct a secure cross-country medical data-sharing system for U.S. and partner servicemembers during crises or conflicts.

Improve medical preparedness in the Indo-Pacific by directing DoD to work with Indo-Pacific partner governments to construct a secure cross-country medical data-sharing system to minimize disruptions in medical care for U.S. and partner servicemembers across regional care sites in event of crisis or conflict.

Duckworth highlighted an advanced provision directing DoD to build a secure regional medical data-sharing system with Indo-Pacific partners.

Duckworth Secures Key Provisions to Strengthen Our National Security and Coordination with Partners in the Indo-Pacific Region
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Section 1322 authorizes a U.S.-Taiwan joint program on military trauma care, including training, conferences, exchanges, and educational activities.

The enacted FY2025 NDAA agreement included a narrower military trauma-care partnership with Taiwan. It does not direct DOD to build a secure cross-country medical data-sharing system, so it is only a partial match.

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Text of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5009, FY2025 NDAA Agreement
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The Senate motion on H.R. 5009 was agreed to, 85-14; Duckworth is recorded as voting Yea.

Duckworth voted for final passage of the FY2025 NDAA vehicle that contained the Taiwan military trauma-care provision.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 325, 118th Congress, 2nd Session
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President Biden stated that he signed H.R. 5009 into law on December 23, 2024.

The FY2025 NDAA became law, making the narrower Taiwan military trauma-care authorization legally enacted.

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Statement from President Joe Biden on H.R. 5009, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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Senate section 1246 proposed a U.S.-Taiwan program for military trauma care and research with lessons learned, exchanges, and joint research.

The Senate version was closer to the commitment than the final law, but still centered on Taiwan trauma care and research rather than a secure cross-country medical data-sharing system.

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Senate Armed Services Committee FY2025 NDAA Bill Text
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HASC and SASC released final negotiated FY2025 NDAA language based on H.R. 8070 and S. 4638.

The conference process converted the Senate proposal into final negotiated language; the final version preserved only a narrower Taiwan military trauma-care program.

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HASC & SASC Release Text of the FY25 NDAA Agreement
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FY2026 NDAA section 1254 directs a strategy to expand Indo-Pacific information-sharing and maritime domain awareness.

Later enacted defense legislation addressed general Indo-Pacific information-sharing, but not medical data-sharing for servicemembers. This leaves the specific data-system commitment unresolved beyond the FY2025 partial trauma-care step.

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S. 1071 Enrolled, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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