Sec. 752. Implementation of plan to eliminate certain graduate medical education programs of Department of Defense
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a phased plan to eliminate graduate medical education programs of the Department of Defense that do not directly support the operational medical force readiness requirements for health care providers within the Armed Forces or the medical readiness of the Armed Forces. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that sets forth the phased plan of the Secretary that is required to be implemented under subsection (a).
The report required to be submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include the following with respect to the phased plan of the Secretary: An identification of locations at which training under a graduate medical education program will be eliminated under the plan, including training at civilian institutions, disaggregated by military department. An identification of the types of graduate medical education programs to be eliminated under the plan, such as intern, residency, subspecialty, and fellowship programs, and the number of participants affected, disaggregated by military department. An assessment of the amount of time required to eliminate the graduate medical education programs under the plan, including a timeline for the elimination of each such program. An assessment of the annual cost savings to the Department resulting from the elimination of graduate medical education programs under the plan.