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‘‘(2) The term ‘well-child visit’ means a regu-
larly scheduled medical appointment with a pediatri-
cian for the general health and development of a 
child, as recommended by the American Academy of 
Pediatrics or a similarly established professional 
medical association.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1074o the 
following new item: 
‘‘1074p. Postpartum care for certain members and dependents.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendments made by this subsection shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
apply with respect to births that occur on or after the 
date that is six months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) STANDARDIZED POLICIES.—Not later than after 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) develop a standardized policy under which 
neither a member of the Armed Forces who gives birth 
while on active duty, nor a member of the reserve 
components who gives birth (regardless of whether 
such birth occurs while the member of the reserve com-
ponents is performing active service), may be required 
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to take a physical fitness test until the date that is 
one year after the date on which such member gave 
birth; 
(2) develop a standardized policy for postpartum 
body composition assessments with respect to such 
members; and 
(3) ensure the policies developed under para-
graphs (1) and (2) are implemented uniformly across 
each of the Armed Forces. 
(c) PILOT PROGRAM TO STREAMLINE POSTPARTUM 
APPOINTMENTS.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall carry 
out a one-year pilot program to further streamline the 
process of scheduling postpartum appointments at 
military medical treatment facilities by reducing the 
number of distinct visits required for such appoint-
ments. 
(2) STREAMLINING OF APPOINTMENTS.—In car-
rying out the pilot program under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall ensure that there is provided within 
each military medical treatment facility selected 
under paragraph (3) an option for covered individ-
uals who have recently given birth at the facility, and 
who are eligible to receive care at the facility, to re-
ceive a physical therapy evaluation in connection 
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with each appointment provided by the facility for 
postpartum care of the covered individual or for care 
of the infant of the covered individual, including such 
appointments provided concurrently pursuant to sec-
tion 1074p(c) of title 10, United 25 States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)). 
(3) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select not 
fewer than three military medical treatment facilities 
from each military department at which to carry out 
the pilot program under paragraph (1). In making 
such selection— 
(A) the Secretary may not select a military 
medical treatment facility that already provides 
covered individuals with the option to receive a 
physical therapy evaluation as specified in para-
graph (2); and 
(B) the Secretary shall ensure geographic 
diversity with respect to the location of the mili-
tary medical treatment facilities, including by 
considering for selection military medical treat-
ment facilities located outside of the United 
States. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
commencement of the pilot program under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
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Armed Services of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report on the effectiveness of the pilot 
program. Such report shall include— 
(A) a recommendation by the Secretary on 
whether to expand or extend the pilot program; 
and 
(B) a summary of the findings that led to 
such recommendation. 
(5) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered individual’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1074p(d) of title 
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)). 
(d) PELVIC HEALTH AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREAT-
MENT FACILITIES.—The Secretary shall take such steps as 
are necessary to increase the capacity of military medical 
treatment facilities to provide pelvic health rehabilitation 
services, including by increasing the number of physical 
therapists employed at such facilities who are trained in 
pelvic health rehabilitation. 
(e) REVIEW
OF PELVIC HEALTH REHABILITATION 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall conduct a re-
view of any current pelvic health rehabilitation pro-
grams of the Department of Defense, including an 
evaluation of the outcomes of any such programs. 
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than nine months 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 
containing the findings of the review under para-
graph (1). 
(f) GUIDANCE ON OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE TREAT-
MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance on the 
development and implementation of standard protocols 
across the military health system for the treatment of obstet-
ric hemorrhages, including through the use of pathogen re-
duced resuscitative blood products. 
SEC. 702. EATING DISORDERS TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DE-
PENDENTS. 
(a) EATING DISORDERS TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN 
DEPENDENTS.—Section 1079 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) Treatment for eating disorders may be 
provided in accordance with subsection (r).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(r)(1) The provision of health care services for an eat-
ing disorder under subsection (a)(18) shall include the fol-
lowing services: 
‘‘(A) Inpatient services, including residential 
services. 
‘‘(B) Outpatient services for in-person or tele-
health care, including partial hospitalization services 
and intensive outpatient services. 
‘‘(2) A dependent may be provided health care services 
for an eating disorder under subsection (a)(18) without re-
gard to— 
‘‘(A) the age of the dependent, except with respect 
to residential services under paragraph (1)(A), which 
may be provided only to a dependent who is not eligi-
ble for hospital insurance benefits under part A of 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395c et seq.); and 
‘‘(B) whether the eating disorder is the primary 
or secondary diagnosis of the dependent. 
‘‘(3) In this section, the term ‘eating disorder’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘feeding and eating disorders’ in 
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 
5th Edition (or successor edition), published by the Amer-
ican Psychiatric Association.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO RETIREES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1086(a) of title 10, 
Untied States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
(except as provided in subsection (i)) treatments for 
eating disorders’’ after ‘‘eye examinations’’. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Such section is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) If, prior to October 1, 2022, a category of persons 
covered by this section was eligible to receive a specific type 
of treatment for eating disorders under a plan contracted 
for under subsection (a), the general prohibition on the pro-
vision of treatments for eating disorders specified in such 
subsection shall not apply with respect to the provision of 
the specific type of treatment to such category of persons.’’. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF EATING DIS-
ORDERS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1090 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘eating 
disorders and’’ after ‘‘treating’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION
AND TREATMENT
OF EATING 
DISORDERS AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE.—Ex-
cept as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of De-
fense’’; 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘have an eating disorder 
or’’ before ‘‘are dependent on drugs or alcohol’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subsections: 
‘‘(b) FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 
EATING DISORDERS.—For purposes of this section, ‘nec-
essary facilities’ described in subsection (a) shall include, 
with respect to individuals who have an eating disorder, 
facilities that provide the services specified in section 
1079(r)(1) of this title. 
‘‘(c) EATING DISORDER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘eating disorder’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 1079(r) of this title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 1090 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘1090. Identifying and treating eating disorders and drug and alcohol depend-
ence.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2022. 
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SEC. 703. MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO COVERAGE OF 
TELEHEALTH 
SERVICES 
UNDER 
TRICARE 
PROGRAM AND OTHER MATTERS. 
(a) COVERAGE OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES UNDER 
TRICARE PROGRAM DURING CERTAIN HEALTH EMER-
GENCIES.— 
(1) 
COVERAGE
DURING
HEALTH
EMER-
GENCIES.—Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 1076f the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1076g. TRICARE program: coverage of telehealth 
services 
during 
certain 
health 
emer-
gencies 
‘‘(a) TELEHEALTH COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.—Dur-
ing a covered health emergency— 
‘‘(1) no cost sharing amount (including copay-
ments and deductibles, as applicable) may be charged 
under the TRICARE program to a covered bene-
ficiary for a telehealth service; 
‘‘(2) telehealth appointments that involve audio 
communication shall be considered to be telehealth ap-
pointments for purposes of coverage under the 
TRICARE program, notwithstanding that such ap-
pointments do not involve video communication; and 
‘‘(3) the Secretary of Defense may reimburse pro-
viders of telehealth services under the TRICARE pro-
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gram for the provision of such services to covered 
beneficiaries regardless of whether the provider is li-
censed in the State in which the covered beneficiary 
is located. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION TO OVERSEAS PROVIDERS.—Sub-
section (a)(3) shall apply with respect to a provider located 
in a foreign country if the provider holds a license to prac-
tice that is determined by the Secretary to be an equivalent 
to a U.S. license and the provider is authorized to practice 
by the respective foreign government. 
‘‘(c) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may extend the cov-
erage requirements under subsection (a) for a period of time 
after the date on which a covered health emergency termi-
nates, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) COVERED HEALTH EMERGENCY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘covered health emergency’ means a 
national emergency or disaster related to public health that 
is declared pursuant to the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), sec-
tion 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), 
or any other Federal law determined relevant by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL
AMENDMENT.—Such chapter is 
further amended in the table of sections by inserting 
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after the item relating to section 1076f the following 
new item: 
‘‘1076g. TRICARE program: coverage of telehealth services during certain health 
emergencies.’’. 
(3) APPLICATION AND EXTENSION FOR COVID– 
19.— 
(A) APPLICATION.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the 
emergency declared by the President on March 
13, 2020, pursuant to section 501(b) of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) with respect 
to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19). 
(B) EXTENSION.—The Secretary shall ex-
tend the telehealth coverage requirements pursu-
ant to section 1074g(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by paragraph (1), until the date 
that is 180 days after the date on which the 
emergency specified in subparagraph (A) termi-
nates. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM TO PLACE CERTAIN RETIRED 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN THE READY RE-
SERVE; PAY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 
10145 of title 10, United States Code, the Sec-
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retary of a military department may prescribe 
regulations to carry out a pilot program under 
which a retired member of a regular component 
of the Armed Forces entitled to retired pay may 
be placed in the Ready Reserve if the Secretary 
concerned— 
(i) determines that the retired member 
has more than 20 years of creditable service 
in that regular component; and 
(ii) makes a special finding that the 
member possesses a skill in which the Ready 
Reserve of the Armed Force concerned has a 
critical shortage of personnel. 
(B) LIMITATION ON DELEGATION.—The au-
thority of the Secretary concerned under sub-
paragraph (A) may not be delegated— 
(i) to a civilian officer or employee of 
the military department concerned below 
the level of Assistant Secretary; or 
(ii) to a member of the Armed Forces 
below the level of the lieutenant general or 
vice admiral in an Armed Force with re-
sponsibility for military personnel policy in 
that Armed Force. 
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(2) PAY FOR DUTIES PERFORMED IN THE READY 
RESERVE IN ADDITION TO RETIRED PAY.—Notwith-
standing section 12316 of such title 10, a member 
placed in the Ready Reserve under paragraph (1) 
may receive— 
(A) retired pay; and 
(B) the pay and allowances authorized by 
law for duty that member performs. 
(3) TERMINATION.—A pilot program under this 
subsection shall terminate not later than four years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after a 
pilot program terminates under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report regarding such pilot program, 
including the recommendation of the Secretary con-
cerned whether such pilot program should be made 
permanent. 
(c) SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN OPEN ENROLLMENT PE-
RIOD.— 
(1) PERSONS NOT CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN 
SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN.— 
(A) ELECTION OF SBP COVERAGE.—An eli-
gible retired or former member may elect to par-
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ticipate in the Survivor Benefit Plan during the 
open enrollment period specified in paragraph 
(4). 
(B) ELIGIBLE RETIRED OR FORMER MEM-
BER.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), an eli-
gible retired or former member is a member or 
former member of the uniformed services who, on 
the day before the first day of the open enroll-
ment period, discontinued participation in the 
Survivor Benefit Plan under section 1452(g) of 
title 10, United States Code, and— 
(i) is entitled to retired pay; or 
(ii) would be entitled to retired pay 
under chapter of title 10, United States 
Code (or chapter 67 of such title as in effect 
before October 5, 1994), but for the fact that 
such member or former member is under 60 
years of age. 
(C) STATUS UNDER SBP OF PERSONS MAK-
ING ELECTIONS.— 
(i) STANDARD
ANNUITY.—A person 
making an election under subparagraph (A) 
by reason of eligibility under subparagraph 
(B)(i) shall be treated for all purposes as 
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providing a standard annuity under the 
Survivor Benefit Plan. 
(ii) RESERVE-COMPONENT ANNUITY.— 
A person making an election under sub-
paragraph (A) by reason of eligibility under 
subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be treated for all 
purposes as providing a reserve-component 
annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan. 
(2) MANNER OF MAKING ELECTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An election under this 
subsection must be made in writing, signed by 
the person making the election, and received by 
the Secretary concerned before the end of the 
open enrollment period. Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), any such election shall be 
made subject to the same conditions, and with 
the same opportunities for designation of bene-
ficiaries and specification of base amount, that 
apply under the Survivor Benefit Plan. A person 
making an election under paragraph (1) to pro-
vide a reserve-component annuity shall make a 
designation described in section 1448(e) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(B) ELECTION MUST BE VOLUNTARY.—An 
election under this subsection is not effective un-
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less the person making the election declares the 
election to be voluntary. An election to partici-
pate in the Survivor Benefit Plan under this 
subsection may not be required by any court. An 
election to participate or not to participate in 
the Survivor Benefit Plan is not subject to the 
concurrence of a spouse or former spouse of the 
person. 
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE
FOR
ELECTIONS.—Any 
such election shall be effective as of the first day of 
the first calendar month following the month in which 
the election is received by the Secretary concerned. 
(4) OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIOD DEFINED.—The 
open enrollment period is the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on Jan-
uary 1, 2023. 
(5) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 
LAW.—The provisions of sections 1449, 1453, and 
1454 of title 10, United States Code, are applicable 
to a person making an election, and to an election, 
under this subsection in the same manner as if the 
election were made under the Survivor Benefit Plan. 
(6) PREMIUMS FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT ELEC-
TION.— 
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(A) PREMIUMS TO BE CHARGED.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations 
premiums which a person electing under this 
subsection shall be required to pay for partici-
pating in the Survivor Benefit Plan pursuant to 
the election. The total amount of the premiums 
to be paid by a person under the regulations 
shall be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the total amount by which the re-
tired pay of the person would have been re-
duced before the effective date of the election 
if the person had elected to participate in 
the Survivor Benefit Plan (for the same 
base amount specified in the election) at the 
first opportunity that was afforded the 
member to participate under chapter 73 of 
title 10, United States Code; 
(ii) interest on the amounts by which 
the retired pay of the person would have 
been so reduced, computed from the dates on 
which the retired pay would have been so 
reduced at such rate or rates and according 
to such methodology as the Secretary of De-
fense determines reasonable; and 
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(iii) any additional amount that the 
Secretary determines necessary to protect 
the actuarial soundness of the Department 
of 
Defense 
Military 
Retirement 
Fund 
against any increased risk for the fund that 
is associated with the election. 
(B) PREMIUMS TO BE CREDITED TO RE-
TIREMENT
FUND.—Premiums paid under the 
regulations shall be credited to the Department of 
Defense Military Retirement Fund. 
(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘Survivor Benefit Plan’’ 
means the program established under subchapter 
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) The term ‘‘retired pay’’ includes re-
tainer pay paid under section 8330 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(C) The terms ‘‘uniformed services’’ and 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 101 of title 37, United 
States Code. 
(D) The term ‘‘Department of Defense Mili-
tary Retirement Fund’’ means the Department of 
Defense Military Retirement Fund established 
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under section 1461(a) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 704. MODIFICATIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON HEALTH 
CARE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM. 
Section 731(d) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (10 U.S.C. 1075 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘January 1, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘November 
1, 2022’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) input from covered beneficiaries who have 
participated in the pilot program regarding their sat-
isfaction with, and any benefits attained from, such 
participation.’’. 
SEC. 705. TEMPORARY REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACEP-
TION 
COVERAGE 
PARITY 
UNDER 
THE 
TRICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that, during the one-year period beginning on the date 
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that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, 
the imposition or collection of cost-sharing for certain serv-
ices is prohibited as follows: 
(1) PHARMACY
BENEFITS
PROGRAM.—Notwith-
standing subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), of section 
1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, cost-shar-
ing may not be imposed or collected with respect to 
any eligible covered beneficiary for any prescription 
contraceptive on the uniform formulary provided 
through a retail pharmacy described in section 
1074(a)(2)(E)(ii) of such title or through the national 
mail-order pharmacy program of the TRICARE Pro-
gram. 
(2) TRICARE SELECT.—Notwithstanding any 
provision under section 1075 of title 10, United 
States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed or col-
lected with respect to any beneficiary under such sec-
tion for a covered service that is provided by a net-
work provider under the TRICARE program. 
(3) TRICARE PRIME.—Notwithstanding sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1075a of title 10, 
United States Code, cost-sharing may not be imposed 
or collected with respect to any beneficiary under such 
section for a covered service that is provided under 
TRICARE Prime. 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered service’’ means any meth-
od of contraception approved by the Food and Drug 
Administration, any contraceptive care (including 
with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), 
any sterilization procedure, or any patient education 
or counseling service provided in connection with any 
such method, care, or procedure. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible covered beneficiary’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1074g of title 
10, United States Code. 
(3) The terms ‘‘TRICARE Program’’ and 
‘‘TRICARE Prime’’ have the meaning given such 
terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE HEALTH 
AGENCY ORGANIZATION REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1073c(c)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) through (4)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraph (3) or (4)’’. 
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SEC. 712. REQUIREMENT FOR CONSULTATIONS RELATED 
TO MILITARY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DE-
FENSE HEALTH AGENCY RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT. 
(a) CONSULTATIONS REQUIRED.—Section 1073c of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) CONSULTATIONS
ON MEDICAL RESEARCH
OF 
MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—In implementing subsection 
(e)(1) (and on an ongoing basis after the establishment of 
the Defense Health Agency Research and Development pur-
suant to such subsection), the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
ensure that periodic consultations are carried out within 
each military department regarding the plans and require-
ments for military medical research organizations and ac-
tivities of the military department.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL CONSULTATIONS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that initial consulta-
tions under section 1073c(f) of title 10, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a)), are carried out prior to the 
establishment of the Defense Health Agency Research and 
Development and address— 
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the member related to the administration of vaccines 
by the non-Department provider). 
(2) The storage of information related to the ad-
ministration of vaccines in the electronic health 
records of such members, and the cyber protections in-
volved in such storage, as required under such section 
1110(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
(3) The general process by which medical infor-
mation of beneficiaries under the TRICARE program 
is collected, tracked, and recorded, including the proc-
ess by which medical information from providers con-
tracted by the Department or from a State or local 
department of health is transferred to the Department 
and associated with records maintained by the Sec-
retary. 
(4) Any gaps or challenges relating to the vac-
cine administration process of the Department and 
any legislative or budgetary recommendations to ad-
dress such gaps or challenges. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘military departments’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘TRICARE program’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1072 of such title. 
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(2) ‘‘Suicide attempt’’. 
(3) ‘‘Suicidal ideation’’. 
(b) REQUIRED
USE
OF
STANDARDIZED
DEFINI-
TIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue policy guidance 
requiring the exclusive and uniform use across the Depart-
ment of Defense and within each military department of 
the standardized definitions developed under subsection (a) 
for the terms specified in such subsection. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report that sets forth the 
standardized definitions developed under subsection (a) and 
includes— 
(1) a description of the process that was used to 
develop such definitions; 
(2) a description of the methods by which data 
shall be collected on suicide, suicide attempts, and su-
icidal ideations (as those terms are defined pursuant 
to such definitions) in a standardized format across 
the Department and within each military depart-
ment; and 
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(2) to provide funds for research, including bio-
medical, infectious disease, gene editing, genetics, 
virus, or military medical research, to any entity de-
termined by the Secretary of Defense to be owned or 
controlled, directly or indirectly, by China; 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive a 
prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national 
security interests of United States; and 
(2) not later than 14 days after granting the 
waiver, submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees a detailed justification for the waiver, includ-
ing— 
(A) an identification of the Department of 
Defense entity obligating or expending the funds; 
(B) an identification of the amount of such 
funds; 
(C) an identification of the intended pur-
pose of such funds; 
(D) an identification of the recipient or 
prospective recipient of such funds (including 
any third-party entity recipient, as applicable); 
(E) an explanation for how the waiver is in 
the national security interests of the United 
States; and 
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SEC. 1068. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) FAILURE TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM PRE-
SCRIBED TRAINING.—Section 10148(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the commanding gen-
eral of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BU-
REAU.—Section 10502(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Colum-
bia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’. 
(c) VICE CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.—Sec-
tion 10505(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the commanding general of the District of Columbia Na-
tional Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of 
Columbia’’. 
(d) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU OFFI-
CERS.—Section 10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Colum-
bia National Guard’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) CONSENT FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR RELOCATION.—(1) 
Section 12301 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘commanding 
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ 
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