Sec. 733. Pilot program on cardiac screening at certain military service academies
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to furnish mandatory electrocardiograms to individuals who have been admitted to a covered military service academy in connection with the military accession screening process, at no cost to such candidates. The scope of the pilot program under subsection
(a)shall include at least 25 percent of the incoming class of individuals who have been admitted to a covered military service academy during the first fall semester that follows the date of the enactment of this Act, and the pilot program shall terminate on the date on which the Secretary determines the military accession screening process for such class has concluded. In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall furnish each mandatory electrocardiogram under the pilot program in a facility of the Department of Defense or by medical personnel within the military health system. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the pilot program under subsection
(a)terminates, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the pilot program. Such briefing shall include the following: The results of all electrocardiograms furnished to individuals under the pilot program, disaggregated by military service academy, race, and gender. The rate of significant cardiac issues detected pursuant to electrocardiograms furnished under the pilot program, disaggregated by military service academy, race, and gender. The cost of carrying out the pilot program. The number of individuals, if any, who were disqualified from admission based solely on the result of an electrocardiogram furnished under the pilot program. In this section, the term covered military service academy does not include the United States Coast Guard Academy or the United States Merchant Marine Academy.