S.Amdt. 2802

SA 2802. Ms. BUTLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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 E of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 750. ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SUPPORTING
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITHIN THE AIRSPACE OF
THE R-2508 COMPLEX.

(a) In General.--To ensure adequate health care for the
civilian and military workforce of the Department of Defense,
the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop an
assessment of the health care system supporting the military
installations within the airspace of the R-2508 complex.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the results of the assessment developed under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include--
(A) a description of any challenges to the health care
system described in subsection (a) within the private and
public sector, including--
(i) any challenges relating to funding and authorization of
care;
(ii) any potential obstacles to access health care services
for civilian and military populations; and
(iii) whether there exists a provider shortage for
emergency care personnel and certain other specialties;
(B) an assessment of the potential impacts of such
challenges on the mission of any military installations
within the airspace of the R-2508 complex;
(C) recommendations for legislative proposals to improve
such health care system; and
(D) the plans of the Secretary to address the issues
identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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