[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4240. Mr. LANKFORD 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 C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 764. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ALIGNMENT 
                   OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG BUYING PROGRAMS OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than January 31, 2017, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the feasibility 
     and advisability of aligning the structure, statutory 
     parameters, and regulatory guidance for prescription drug 
     buying programs of the Department of Defense and the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs to increase buying power and 
     reduce costs.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) an assessment of the feasibility, advisability, costs, 
     and benefits of aligning the prescription drug buying 
     programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; and
       (2) a timeline to implement such alignment.
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