S.Amdt. 1933

SA 1933. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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 C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 738. REPORT ON CREDENTIALING OF PHYSICIANS SERVING ON
ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED FORCES.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to Congress a
report on--
(1) the full credentialing process for a member of the
Armed Forces on active duty serving as a physician, including
any uniform standards used throughout the Department of
Defense for such process; and
(2) the feasibility and advisability of the Department of
Veterans Affairs recognizing a credential issued under such
process in order to facilitate the transition of such member
to employment in the Department of Veterans Affairs upon the
retirement, separation, or release of such member from the
Armed Forces.
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