Sec. 712. Requirement for consultations related to military medical research and Defense Health Agency Research and Development
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Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(f)and
(g)as subsections
(g)and (h); and by inserting after subsection
(e)the following new subsection: In implementing subsection (e)(1) (and on an ongoing basis after the establishment of the Defense Health Agency Research and Development pursuant to such subsection), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Secretaries of the military departments, shall ensure that periodic consultations are carried out within each military department regarding the plans and requirements for military medical research organizations and activities of the military department. . The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that initial consultations under section 1073c(f) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), are carried out prior to the establishment of the Defense Health Agency Research and Development and address— the plans of each military department to ensure a comprehensive transition of any military medical research organizations of the military department with respect to the establishment of the Defense Health Agency Research and Development; and any risks involved in such transition that may compromise ongoing medical research and development activities of the military department.