[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3111]
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  SA 4101. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 423, strike lines 16 and 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not 
     later than 90 days after submitting the report required by 
     subsection (d), or one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, whichever occurs first, the Secretary of Defense
       On page 425, strike lines 10 through 18 and insert the 
     following:
       (5) The Secretary shall ensure that any covered beneficiary 
     who may be affected by modifications, reductions, or 
     eliminations implemented under this section will be able to 
     receive through the purchased care component of the TRICARE 
     program any medical services that will not be available to 
     such covered beneficiary at a military treatment facility as 
     a result of such modifications, reductions, or eliminations.
       (c) Exception.--The Secretary is not required to implement 
     measures under subsection (a) with respect to overseas 
     military health care facilities in a country if the Secretary 
     determines that medical services in addition to the medical 
     services described in subsection (b)(2) are necessary to 
     ensure that covered beneficiaries located in that country 
     have access to a similar level of care available to covered 
     beneficiaries located in the United States.
       (d) Report on Modifications.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on the modifications to 
     medical services, military treatment facilities, and 
     personnel in the military health system to be implemented 
     pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) A description of the medical services and associated 
     personnel capacities necessary for the military medical force 
     readiness of the Department of Defense.
       (B) A comprehensive plan to modify the personnel and 
     infrastructure of the military health system to exclusively 
     provide medical services necessary for the military medical 
     force readiness of the Department of Defense, including the 
     following:
       (i) A description of the planned changes or reductions in 
     medical services provided by the military health system.
       (ii) A description of the planned changes or reductions in 
     staffing of military personnel, civilian personnel, and 
     contractor personnel within the military health system.
       (iii) A description of the personnel management authorities 
     through which changes or reductions described in clauses (i) 
     and (ii) will be made.
       (iv) A description of the planned changes to the 
     infrastructure of the military health system.
       (v) An estimated timeline for completion of the changes or 
     reductions described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iv) and other 
     key milestones for implementation of such changes or 
     reductions.
       (e) Comptroller General Report.--
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       (3) The terms ``covered beneficiary'' and ``TRICARE 
     program'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 
     of title 10, United States Code.
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