[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3307]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6099. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 appropriate place in title VII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 7__. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF HEALTH 
                   CARE ASSESSMENTS OTHER THAN PERIODIC HEALTH 
                   ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out 
     a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of different 
     health care assessment methods for members of the Army 
     serving on active duty, as compared to the periodic health 
     assessment of the Army.
       (b) Locations.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) at 
     Fort Hood, Texas; and
       (2) select at least one more installation of the Army at 
     which to carry out the pilot program.
       (c) Participant Selection.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall select not fewer than 
     100 members of the Army to participate in the pilot program 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) High-risk populations.--Members selected under 
     paragraph (1) may not be in a high-risk population, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (d) Health Care Assessments.--In carrying out the pilot 
     program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 
     members of the Army participating in the pilot program with 
     the following instead of the periodic health assessment:
       (1) An in-person physical examination.
       (2) Blood work that includes a comprehensive metabolic 
     panel and complete blood count conducted by qualified medical 
     personnel.
       (3) Any other test or evaluation as determined appropriate 
     by the Secretary.
       (e) Baseline.--The Secretary shall use health care 
     assessments provided to a member of the Army under the pilot 
     program under subsection (a) as a baseline for the purposes 
     of ongoing regular monitoring of the member.
       (f) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program for a two-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, but the Secretary may extend such 
     period.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the pilot program under subsection (a) concludes, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the pilot program, including findings 
     relating to--
       (1) health care outcomes;
       (2) satisfaction of members of the Army; and
       (3) any recommendations for broader implementation.
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