[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3535-S3537]
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SA 6409. Mr. HEINRICH 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___. PROHIBITION ON AND REVERSAL OF ACTIONS TO MODIFY
SCOPE OF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED AT CERTAIN
MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.
(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not take any
action to carry out a service change described in subsection
(c).
(b) Reversal and Restoration.--Not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall carry out the following actions:
(1) Reverse any steps taken to carry out a service change
described in subsection (c).
(2) Restore personnel and clinical services affected by any
such service change to the level existing as of March 3, 2026
(unless such level is otherwise modified by a provision of
law enacted on or after such date).
(c) Service Change Described.--A service change described
in this subsection is a service change specified in the
notification of service changes submitted by the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and the Senate on March 4, 2026, pursuant to section 1073d(f)
of title 10, United States Code, including the following:
(1) Eisenhower army medical center, fort gordon, georgia.--
With respect to the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort
Gordon, Georgia--
(A) converting the military medical treatment facility from
an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care
center;
(B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room
services; and
(C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical
treatment facilities.
(2) 88th medical group, wright-patterson air force base,
ohio.--With respect to the 88th Medical Group, Wright-
Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio--
(A) converting the military medical treatment facility from
an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center
with surgical capabilities;
(B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room
services;
(C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical
treatment facilities;
(D) closing pediatric cardiology services; and
(E) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(3) Naval hospital beaufort, south carolina.--With respect
to the Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina--
(A) converting the military medical treatment facility from
an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care
center;
(B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room
services;
(C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical
treatment facilities; and
(D) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(4) 22d medical group, mcconnell air force base, kansas.--
With respect to the 22d Medical Group, McConnell Air Force
Base, Kansas, limiting access to the military medical
treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces
serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.
(5) 19th medical group, little rock air force base,
arkansas.--With respect to the 19th Medical Group, Little
Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas--
(A) limiting access to the military medical treatment
facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty and the dependents of such members; and
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(B) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.
(6) 341st medical group, malmstrom air force base,
montana.--With respect to the 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom
Air Force Base, Montana, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members.
(7) 28th medical group, ellsworth air force base, south
dakota.--With respect to the 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth
Air Force Base, South Dakota, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members.
(8) 92d medical group, fairchild air force base,
washington.--With respect to the 92d Medical Group, Fairchild
Air Force Base, Washington, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members.
(9) 90th medical group, francis e. warren air force base,
wyoming.--With respect to the 90th Medical Group, Francis E.
Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, limiting access to the
military medical treatment facility only to members of the
Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of
such members.
(10) 355th medical group, davis-monthan air force base,
arizona.--With respect to the 355th Medical Group, Davis-
Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, limiting access to the
military medical treatment facility only to members of the
Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of
such members.
(11) 9th medical group, beale air force base, california.--
With respect to the 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base,
California, limiting access to the military medical treatment
facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty and the dependents of such members.
(12) 45th medical group, patrick space force base,
florida.--With respect to the 45th Medical Group, Patrick
Space Force Base, Florida, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members.
(13) 4th medical group, seymour johnson air force base,
north carolina.--With respect to the 4th Medical Group,
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, limiting
access to the military medical treatment facility only to
members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the
dependents of such members.
(14) 20th medical group, shaw air force base, south
carolina.--With respect to the 20th Medical Group, Shaw Air
Force Base, South Carolina--
(A) limiting access to the military medical treatment
facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty and the dependents of such members; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.
(15) 460th medical group, buckley space force base,
colorado.--With respect to the 460th Medical Group, Buckley
Space Force Base, Colorado, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members.
(16) 27th special operations medical group, cannon air
force base, new mexico.--With respect to the 27th Special
Operations Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico,
limiting access to the military medical treatment facility
only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty
and the dependents of such members.
(17) 412th medical group, edwards air force base,
california.--With respect to the 412th Medical Group, Edwards
Air Force Base, California, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members.
(18) 30th medical group, vandenberg space force base,
california.--With respect to the 30th Medical Group,
Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, limiting access to
the military medical treatment facility only to members of
the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of
such members.
(19) Naval health clinic corpus christi, texas.--With
respect to Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, Texas,
limiting access to the military medical treatment facility
only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty
and the dependents of such members.
(20) 23d medical group, moody air force base, georgia.--
With respect to the 23d Medical Group, Moody Air Force Base,
Georgia, limiting access to the military medical treatment
facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty and the dependents of such members living on
base.
(21) 366th medical group, mountain home air force base,
idaho.--With respect to the 366th Medical Group, Mountain
Home Air Force Base, Idaho, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members living on base.
(22) 319th medical group, grand forks air force base, north
dakota.--With respect to the 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks
Air Force Base, North Dakota, limiting access to the military
medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such
members living on base.
(23) 61st medical squadron, los angeles space force base,
california.--With respect to the 61st Medical Squadron, Los
Angeles Space Force Base, California, limiting access to the
military medical treatment facility only to members of the
Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of
such members living on base.
(24) 78th medical group, robins air force base, georgia.--
With respect to the 78th Medical Group, Robins Air Force
Base, Georgia, limiting access to the military medical
treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces
serving on active duty.
(25) 72d medical group, tinker air force base, oklahoma.--
With respect to the 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base,
Oklahoma, limiting access to the military medical treatment
facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on
active duty.
(26) 75th medical group, hill air force base, utah.--With
respect to the 75th Medical Group, Hill Air Force Base, Utah,
limiting access to the military medical treatment facility
only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.
(27) 66th medical squadron, hanscom air force base,
massachusetts.--With respect to the 66th Medical Squadron,
Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, limiting access to the
military medical treatment facility only to members of the
Armed Forces serving on active duty.
(28) David grant medical center, travis air force base,
california.--With respect to the David Grant Medical Center,
Travis Air Force Base, California, closing the labor and
delivery services.
(29) 42d medical group, maxwell air force base, alabama.--
With respect to the 42d Medical Group, Maxwell Air Force
Base, Alabama, discontinuing educational and developmental
intervention services.
(30) Vilseck army health clinic, germany.--With respect to
the Vilseck Army Health Clinic, Germany, discontinuing
physical medicine and rehabilitation services.
(31) Desert sage community based medical home, william
beaumont army medical center, fort bliss, texas.--With
respect to the Desert Sage Community Based Medical Home,
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas,
closing such home.
(32) Naval health clinic patuxent river, branch health
clinic dahlgren, virginia.--With respect to Naval Health
Clinic Patuxent River, Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren,
Virginia, discontinuing radiology services.
(33) Army health clinic munson, fort leavenworth, kansas.--
With respect to Army Health Clinic Munson, Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, discontinuing mammography services.
(34) Naval health clinic lemoore, california.--With respect
to Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, California, discontinuing
operating room services.
(35) 55th medical group, offutt air force base, nebraska.--
With respect to the 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force
Base, Nebraska--
(A) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(36) 7th medical group, dyess air force base, texas.--With
respect to the 7th Medical Group, Dyess Air Force Base,
Texas, discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.
(37) 2d medical group, barksdale air force base,
louisiana.--With respect to the 2d Medical Group, Barksdale
Air Force Base, Louisiana--
(A) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(38) 87th medical group, joint base mcguire-dix-lakehurst,
new jersey.--With respect to the 87th Medical Group, Joint
Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey--
(A) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and
(B) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(39) 1st special operations medical group, hurlburt field,
florida.--With respect to 1st Special Operations Medical
Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida, discontinuing contracts for
chiropractic services.
(40) 10th medical group, united states air force academy,
colorado.--With respect to 10th Medical Group, United States
Air Force Academy, Colorado, discontinuing contracts for
chiropractic services.
(41) 96th medical group, eglin air force base, florida.--
With respect to 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base,
Florida, discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.
(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report on each action taken under subsection
(b).
(e) Service Change Defined.--The term ``service change''
means, with respect to a military medical treatment facility,
an action by the Secretary of Defense to modify the scope of
medical care provided at the facility, or the beneficiary
population served at the facility, as described in section
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1073d(f) of title 10, United States Code, including with
respect to reducing or transferring personnel, converting an
inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center,
and restricting the type of beneficiary that can access the
facility.
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