[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5050]
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  SA 2802. Ms. BUTLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 E of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 750. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SUPPORTING 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITHIN THE AIRSPACE OF 
                   THE R-2508 COMPLEX.

       (a) In General.--To ensure adequate health care for the 
     civilian and military workforce of the Department of Defense, 
     the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop an 
     assessment of the health care system supporting the military 
     installations within the airspace of the R-2508 complex.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the results of the assessment developed under subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include--
       (A) a description of any challenges to the health care 
     system described in subsection (a) within the private and 
     public sector, including--
       (i) any challenges relating to funding and authorization of 
     care;
       (ii) any potential obstacles to access health care services 
     for civilian and military populations; and
       (iii) whether there exists a provider shortage for 
     emergency care personnel and certain other specialties;
       (B) an assessment of the potential impacts of such 
     challenges on the mission of any military installations 
     within the airspace of the R-2508 complex;
       (C) recommendations for legislative proposals to improve 
     such health care system; and
       (D) the plans of the Secretary to address the issues 
     identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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