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(b) SELECTION.—The Secretaries shall select for in-
clusion on the joint uniform formulary established under 
subsection (a) pharmaceutical agents relating to— 
(1) the control of pain, sleep disorders, and psy-
chiatric conditions, including post-traumatic stress 
disorder; and 
(2) any other conditions determined appropriate 
by the Secretaries. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than July 1, 2016, the Secre-
taries shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the joint uniform formulary estab-
lished under subsection (a), including a list of the pharma-
ceutical agents selected for inclusion on the formulary. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘pharmaceutical agent’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1074g(g) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(e) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1074g(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
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ed by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘With 
respect to members of the uniformed services, such uni-
form formulary shall include pharmaceutical agents on the 
joint uniform formulary established under section 701 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016.’’. 
SEC. 702. ACCESS TO BROAD RANGE OF METHODS OF CON-
TRACEPTION APPROVED BY THE FOOD AND 
DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES AND MILITARY DEPEND-
ENTS AT MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that every military medical 
treatment facility has a sufficient stock of a broad range 
of methods of contraception approved by the Food and 
Drug Administration to be able to dispense any such 
method of contraception to any women members of the 
Armed Forces and female covered beneficiaries who re-
ceive care through such facility. 
(b) COVERED BENEFICIARY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered beneficiary’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 1072(5) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 703. ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD FOR DURA-
TION OF DEPLOYMENT. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, whenever 
possible, a female member of the Armed Forces who uses 
prescription contraception on a long-term basis should be 
given prior to deployment a sufficient supply of the pre-
scription contraceptive for the duration of the deployment. 
SEC. 704. ACCESS TO INFERTILITY TREATMENT FOR MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPEND-
ENTS. 
(a) ACCESS.—Pursuant to the findings contained in 
the report required by section 729 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113– 
291), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 
Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to 
members of the Armed Forces and dependents of members 
of the Armed Forces access to reproductive counseling and 
treatments for infertility. 
(b) CONTINUITY OF SERVICES.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall ensure that members and 
dependents are provided continuity of services as appro-
priate if treatments for infertility are disrupted, including 
pursuant to a change of duty station. 
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SEC. 705. ACCESS TO TRICARE PRIME FOR CERTAIN BENE-
FICIARIES. 
(a) ACCESS.—Section 732(c)(3) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 
1097a note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) RESIDENCE AT TIME OF ELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) Except as provided by subparagraph 
(B), an affected eligible beneficiary may not 
make the one-time election under paragraph (1) 
if, at the time of such election, the beneficiary 
does not reside— 
‘‘(i) in a ZIP code that is in a region 
described in subsection (d)(1)(B); and 
‘‘(ii) within 100 miles of a military 
medical treatment facility. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply 
with respect to an affected eligible beneficiary 
who— 
‘‘(i) as of December 25, 2013, resides 
farther than 100 miles from a military 
medical treatment facility; and 
‘‘(ii) is such an eligible beneficiary by 
reason of service in the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, or Marine Corps.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
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(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts 
set forth in the funding tables in division D, the 
amount authorized to be appropriated in section 
1406 for the Defense Health Program, as specified 
in the corresponding funding table in section 4501, 
is hereby increased by $4,000,000. 
(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 
301 for operation and maintenance, Navy, Line 040, 
Air Operations and Safety Support, MV–22 Fleet 
Engineering Support Unfunded Requirement, as 
specified in the corresponding funding table in sec-
tion 4301, is hereby reduced by $4,000,000. 
Subtitle B—Health Care 
Administration 
SEC. 711. UNIFIED MEDICAL COMMAND. 
(a) UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 6 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
167a the following new section: 
‘‘§ 167b. Unified combatant command for medical op-
erations 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—With the advice and assist-
ance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 
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