S.Amdt. 4207

SA 4207. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 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 B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 740. AUTHORITY TO EXPEDITE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY OF
MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES.

The Secretary of a military department may accept a
military medical facility under the jurisdiction of such
Secretary and begin initial operational testing prior to the
facility reaching full operational capability if such
Secretary determines that--
(1) initial operational testing--
(A) does not pose a direct threat to the life and safety of
individuals at the facility;
(B) would not degrade the quality of health care services
provided at the facility or the ability of health care
providers at the facility to provide high-quality health care
services; and
(C) will support the readiness of members of the Armed
Forces as advised by the commanding general of the military
installation at which the facility is located; and
(2) the completion of remaining objectives with respect to
the facility reaching full operational capability will not be
negatively impacted by beginning initial operational testing.
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