SEC. 721.

Improvements to Defense Health Agency

DIVISION A · TITLE VII: Health Care Provisions · SUBTITLE B: Health Care Administration

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SECTION TEXT · SEC. 721.

(a) Administration of military medical treatment facilities

Subsection (b) of section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)

(A)

in subparagraph (H), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon;

(B)

by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); and

(C)

by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph (I):

(2)

in paragraph (2)

(A)

by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph:

(B)

in subparagraph (D), by striking or the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs ;

(C)

in subparagraph (F), by striking joint manning and inserting uniformed, joint, civilian, and contractor manning ;

(D)

by striking subparagraph (G);

(E)

by redesignating subparagraphs (H) and (I) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and

(F)

in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by inserting civilian and contractor after address .

(b) Assistant Director

Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section is amended by inserting or an officer of the armed forces before the semicolon.

(c) Deputy Assistant Director for Financial Operations

Subparagraph (B) of subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows:

(d) Certain Responsibilities of Director

Subsection (e)(2) of such section is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (A)

(A)

by striking Ensuring that and inserting Coordinating with the commanders of the combatant commands to ensure ; and

(B)

by striking the commanders of the combatant commands. and inserting such commanders. ; and

(2)

in subparagraph (C)

(A)

by striking Ensuring that and inserting Coordinating with the senior military operational commander of each military installation with a military medical treatment facility to ensure ; and

(B)

by striking the senior military operational commanders of the military installations. and inserting such commanders. .

(e) Consultations on the military health system budget

Subsection (h) of such section is amended—

(1)

in the heading, by striking medical research of military departments and inserting certain matters ;

(2)

by striking In establishing and inserting (1) In establishing ; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(f) Definition of health care administration

Subsection (k) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following:

(g) Submission of organizational chart

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an organizational chart of the Defense Health Agency, including an analysis of how the organization of the Defense Health Agency meets the requirements of section 1073c of title 10, United States Code.