SEC. 705.

Prohibition on and reversal of actions to modify scope of medical services provided at certain military medical treatment facilities

DIVISION A · TITLE VII: Health Care Provisions · SUBTITLE A: TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

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SECTION TEXT · SEC. 705.

(a) Prohibition

The Secretary of Defense may not take any action to carry out a service change described in subsection (c).

(b) Reversal and restoration

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the following actions:

(1)

Reverse any steps taken to carry out a service change described in subsection (c).

(2)

Restore personnel and clinical services affected by any such service change to the level existing as of March 3, 2026 (unless such level is otherwise modified by a provision of law enacted on or after such date).

(c) Service change described

A service change described in this subsection is a service change specified in the notification of service changes submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 4, 2026, pursuant to section 1073d(f) of title 10, United States Code, including the following:

(1) Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia

With respect to the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia—

(A)

converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center;

(B)

discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services; and

(C)

realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities.

(2) 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

With respect to the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—

(A)

converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center with surgical capabilities;

(B)

discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services;

(C)

realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities;

(D)

closing pediatric cardiology services; and

(E)

discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(3) Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina

With respect to the Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina—

(A)

converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center;

(B)

discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services;

(C)

realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities; and

(D)

discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(4) 22d Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas

With respect to the 22d Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(5) 19th Medical Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas

With respect to the 19th Medical Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas—

(A)

limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members; and

(B)

discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.

(6) 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana

With respect to the 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(7) 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota

With respect to the 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(8) 92d Medical Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington

With respect to the 92d Medical Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(9) 90th Medical Group, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming

With respect to the 90th Medical Group, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(10) 355th Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

With respect to the 355th Medical Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(11) 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base, California

With respect to the 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(12) 45th Medical Group, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida

With respect to the 45th Medical Group, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(13) 4th Medical Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina

With respect to the 4th Medical Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(14) 20th Medical Group, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina

With respect to the 20th Medical Group, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina—

(A)

limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members; and

(B)

discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.

(15) 460th Medical Group, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado

With respect to the 460th Medical Group, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(16) 27th Special Operations Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico

With respect to the 27th Special Operations Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(17) 412th Medical Group, Edwards Air Force Base, California

With respect to the 412th Medical Group, Edwards Air Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(18) 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

With respect to the 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(19) Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, Texas

With respect to Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, Texas, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members.

(20) 23d Medical Group, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

With respect to the 23d Medical Group, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.

(21) 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho

With respect to the 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.

(22) 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota

With respect to the 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.

(23) 61st Medical Squadron, Los Angeles Space Force Base, California

With respect to the 61st Medical Squadron, Los Angeles Space Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base.

(24) 78th Medical Group, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia

With respect to the 78th Medical Group, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

(25) 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

With respect to the 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

(26) 75th Medical Group, Hill Air Force Base, Utah

With respect to the 75th Medical Group, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

(27) 66th Medical Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts

With respect to the 66th Medical Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

(28) David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California

With respect to the David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, California, closing the labor and delivery services.

(29) 42d Medical Group, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

With respect to the 42d Medical Group, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, discontinuing educational and developmental intervention services.

(30) Vilseck Army Health Clinic, Germany

With respect to the Vilseck Army Health Clinic, Germany, discontinuing physical medicine and rehabilitation services.

(31) Desert Sage Community Based Medical Home, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas

With respect to the Desert Sage Community Based Medical Home, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, closing such home.

(32) Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren, Virginia

With respect to Naval Health Clinic Patuxent River, Branch Health Clinic Dahlgren, Virginia, discontinuing radiology services.

(33) Army Health Clinic Munson, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

With respect to Army Health Clinic Munson, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, discontinuing mammography services.

(34) Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, California

With respect to Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, California, discontinuing operating room services.

(35) 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska

With respect to the 55th Medical Group, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska—

(A)

discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and

(B)

discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(36) 7th Medical Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas

With respect to the 7th Medical Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, discontinuing contracts for nutrition services.

(37) 2d Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

With respect to the 2d Medical Group, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana—

(A)

discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and

(B)

discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(38) 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey

With respect to the 87th Medical Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey—

(A)

discontinuing contracts for nutrition services; and

(B)

discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(39) 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida

With respect to 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida, discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(40) 10th Medical Group, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado

With respect to 10th Medical Group, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(41) 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

With respect to 96th Medical Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services.

(d) Report

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on each action taken under subsection (b).

(e) Service change defined

The term service change means, with respect to a military medical treatment facility, an action by the Secretary of Defense to modify the scope of medical care provided at the facility, or the beneficiary population served at the facility, as described in section 1073d(f) of title 10, United States Code, including with respect to reducing or transferring personnel, converting an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center, and restricting the type of beneficiary that can access the facility.