S.Amdt. 4240

SA 4240. Mr. LANKFORD 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 C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 764. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ALIGNMENT
OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG BUYING PROGRAMS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--Not later than January 31, 2017, the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall jointly submit to Congress a report on the feasibility
and advisability of aligning the structure, statutory
parameters, and regulatory guidance for prescription drug
buying programs of the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs to increase buying power and
reduce costs.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an assessment of the feasibility, advisability, costs,
and benefits of aligning the prescription drug buying
programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of
Veterans Affairs; and
(2) a timeline to implement such alignment.
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