FY2027 NDAA

Title VII — Health Care Provisions

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Title VII of the FY2027 NDAA (Health Care Provisions) contains 61 sections. Open any section for a TL;DR, the statutory text, and linked funding tables.

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Sec. 701

Dental readiness for certain members of Selected Reserve

Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)in paragraph (1), by striking A dental insurance plan and inserting Except…

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Sec. 702

Expanded access to dental care for certain dependents

Paragraph (2) of section 1077(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:(2)Dependents who are covered by a dental plan established…

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Sec. 703

Fertility treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o the following new section:1074p.Fertility treatment for certain active…

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Sec. 704

Limitation on ability of Secretary of Defense to modify scope of medical services

Section 1073d(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in paragraph (1)(A), by striking a notification of and inserting a notification under…

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Sec. 705

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

The Secretary of Defense may not take any action to carry out a service change described in subsection (c).(b)Reversal and restorationNot later than 30 days…

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Sec. 706

TRICARE coverage for increased supply for contraception

Beginning not less than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, contraceptive supplies of up to 365 days shall be covered for any eligible…

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Sec. 707

Pilot program to help certain members of the Armed Forces stop smoking

Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may carry out a one-year pilot program to furnish to…

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Sec. 721

Improvements to Defense Health Agency

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…

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Sec. 722

Improvements to administration of military medical treatment facilities

Support provided by MTFsSubsection (a) of section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking and the readiness of medical personnel, and…

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Sec. 723

Designation of Defense Health Agency as Combat Support Agency

Section 193(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and(2)by inserting after paragraph (4) the…

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Sec. 724

Accounts for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense

Section 1100 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:1100.Accounts for medical and health care programs of the Department of…

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Sec. 725

Availability of Combat and Operational Medicine Program Account and other funds for certain medical countermeasures

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1100 the following new section:1100a.Availability of Combat and Operational…

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Sec. 726

Inclusion of Defense Health Agency in reporting requirements relating to unfunded priorities

Section 222a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking the armed force or forces or combatant command and inserting the…

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Sec. 727

Joint trauma system

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1073f the following new section:1073g.Joint trauma system(a)RequirementThe…

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Sec. 728

Clarification of consistent evaluations of medical malpractice claims

Section 2733a(h)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting applicable to each uniformed service…

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Sec. 729

Chaperones for certain sensitive examinations at military medical treatment facilities

Section 1074d of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and(2)by inserting after subsection (a) the…

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Sec. 730

Requirement to offer medical chaperones during sensitive medical examinations

The Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a policy throughout the Department of Defense to require that a medical chaperone be offered and…

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Sec. 731

Uniform protocols on screening for unwanted sexual behavior

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary…

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Sec. 732

Requirement to notify Committees on Armed Services of hospitalization of combat wounded members of the Armed Forces

Section 1074l of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(d)Other notifications(1)The Secretary concerned…

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Sec. 733

Authority to provide residencies, internships, and similar postgraduate programs for civilian health care professionals of the Department of Defense

Section 1599c of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the heading, by striking and compensation and inserting , compensation, and training; and…

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Sec. 734

Notification to TRICARE beneficiaries of coverage transition requirements

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1097d the following:1097e.TRICARE program: notice of coverage transition…

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Sec. 735

Waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE Prime for certain physical therapy

Section 1095f(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:(C)In addition to the requirements under…

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Sec. 736

Rates of pay for a provider of care or services furnished under TRICARE program

Section 1097b(a) of title 10, United States Code is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by inserting and paragraph (3)(A) after Subject to paragraph (2); and(2)in…

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Sec. 737

Plans on military health system

Section 1073b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the heading, by inserting plans and before reports;(2)by redesignating subsections (a) and (b)…

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Sec. 738

Modification to qualification waiver authority for applicants for nursing or practical nurse positions in the Department of Defense

Section 716(a) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118—159; 10 U.S.C…

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Sec. 739

Aerial transport and Department-wide capability for high-consequence infectious diseases

Beginning not later than October 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the…

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Sec. 740

Availability of obstetrician-gynecologists and certified nurse-midwifes at military medical treatment facilities

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each military medical treatment facility…

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Sec. 741

Availability of sexual assault nurse examiner services at military medical treatment facilities

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each military medical treatment facility…

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Sec. 742

Improvement of process for filing of complaints and reporting of issues under TRICARE program

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to set forth the process and timeline for…

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Sec. 743

Pilot program on filling primary care management positions at remote military medical treatment facilities

Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall carry out a pilot program under…

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Sec. 744

Establishment of pilot program on use of health care assessments other than periodic health assessments

The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of different health care assessment methods for members of the Army…

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Sec. 751

Quarterly briefing on military treatment facilities

Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 721, is further amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and(2)by…

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Sec. 752

Enhanced medical coverage for civilian employees of the Department of Defense and dependents in certain locations

Section 1599b of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and(2)by inserting after subsection (d) the…

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Sec. 753

Modifications to pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating to cancer

Subsection (b) of section 734 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended—(1)in…

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Sec. 754

Modifications to evaluation and report on TRICARE program effectiveness

Subsection (a) of section 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104—106; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended—(1)in…

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Sec. 755

Extension of extramedical maternal health providers demonstration project

Section 746 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116—283; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is…

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Sec. 756

Modification of traumatic brain injury oversight strategy and action plan of the Department of Defense

Section 724 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118—159; 10 U.S.C. 1071…

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Sec. 757

Expansion of prohibition on painful research on certain animals

Section 732 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119—60; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended—(1)in the section heading, by…

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Sec. 758

Pilot program to treat pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a five-year pilot program under which—(1)the…

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Sec. 759

Access to automated external defibrillators during military physical training

Access to AEDsBeginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, for any covered…

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Sec. 760

Pilot program on remote blood pressure monitoring for certain pregnant and postpartum TRICARE beneficiaries

Establishment(1)RequirementNot later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the…

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Sec. 761

Pilot program on secure, mobile personal health record for members of the Armed Forces

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence a pilot program under which a member of the Armed…

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Sec. 762

Pilot program to provide for the use of blue-light dissipating displays to certain individuals

The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall carry out a pilot program under which the Director provides for the use of blue-light dissipating displays by…

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Sec. 763

Extension and improvement of pilot program of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences on pharmaceutical supply chain

The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences titled Assessing the Security and…

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Sec. 764

Working group on digital strategy for traumatic brain injuries

In accordance with the Warfighter Brain Health Initiative under section 735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023…

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Sec. 765

Study on long-term effects of military flight operations on brain health and mental health

The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive, longitudinal study to assess the long term physiological and psychological effects of military…

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Sec. 766

Study on feasibility of establishing military medical treatment facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base

The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Defense Health Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall conduct a…

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Sec. 767

Study on feasibility of establishing digital system relating to access to care at military medical treatment facilities

Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of…

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Sec. 768

Review by Inspector General of the Department of Defense on efforts to prevent suicide

The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of the efforts of each Secretary of a military department to prevent incidents of…

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Sec. 769

Requirements relating to wellness checks for health and welfare of certain members of the Armed Forces

Wellness checks(1)Wellness checks requiredThe Secretary of Defense shall issue such regulations, policies, and procedures as may be necessary to require that…

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Sec. 770

Reports on Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program

Not later than February 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a…

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Sec. 771

Transition of medics to civilian workforce

Recommendations—(1)RequirementEach Secretary concerned shall develop recommendations to improve the transition of medics under the jurisdiction of the…

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Sec. 772

Strategic plan to address mental health of certain members of the Armed Forces

The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall develop a…

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Sec. 773

Briefing on prostate cancer incidence and emerging diagnostic technologies

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall…

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Sec. 774

Assessment of access, fairness, and transparency under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program

Comptroller General audits(1)RequirementNot later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States…

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Sec. 775

Report on feasibility of pilot program on behavioral neurology fellowships

Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall submit to the congressional defense…

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Sec. 776

Government Accountability Office study on reserve component dental readiness and benefit sufficiency

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the sufficiency of the Department of Defense Reserve Component dental program in…

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Sec. 777

Review of the occupational health and safety conditions of operational facilities associated with the LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and…

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Sec. 778

Continued evaluation of the TRICARE program through beneficiary experience surveys

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the sustained collection and analysis of beneficiary experience data necessary to support the ongoing evaluation of the…

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Sec. 779

Removal of peptides from prohibited performance enhancing substances list

The Secretary of Defense may not include legally available peptides on the prohibited dietary supplement ingredients list established pursuant to Department…

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Sec. 780

Study on long-term effects of exposure to toxic substances on reproductive health and fertility

The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive, longitudinal study to assess the long-term effects of exposure to toxic substances on the reproductive…

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