- The Honorable Patrick Leahy
Chairman
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Richard Shelby
Ranking Member
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Patty Murray
Chair
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Roy Blunt
Ranking Member
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Subcommittee
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chairmen Lahey and Murray and Ranking Members Shelby and Blunt:
As you prepare to conference the final Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill with the House of Representatives, we respectfully urge you to retain the funding level of $10 million for the Military and Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant Program.
This program was established by the Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths Act or “MISSION ZERO Act”, which was authorized by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019. These grants provide funding to ensure trauma care readiness by integrating military trauma care providers into civilian trauma centers. By funding this critical program at $10 million, we will improve the nation’s response to public health and medical emergencies.
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