[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4207. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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:

       At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 740. AUTHORITY TO EXPEDITE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY OF 
                   MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES.

       The Secretary of a military department may accept a 
     military medical facility under the jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary and begin initial operational testing prior to the 
     facility reaching full operational capability if such 
     Secretary determines that--
       (1) initial operational testing--
       (A) does not pose a direct threat to the life and safety of 
     individuals at the facility;
       (B) would not degrade the quality of health care services 
     provided at the facility or the ability of health care 
     providers at the facility to provide high-quality health care 
     services; and
       (C) will support the readiness of members of the Armed 
     Forces as advised by the commanding general of the military 
     installation at which the facility is located; and
       (2) the completion of remaining objectives with respect to 
     the facility reaching full operational capability will not be 
     negatively impacted by beginning initial operational testing.
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