Sec. 430. Study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs
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Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a study on Coast Guard medical facilities needs. The study required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: A current list of Coast Guard medical facilities, including clinics, sickbays, and shipboard facilities. A summary of capital needs for Coast Guard medical facilities, including construction and repair. A summary of equipment upgrade backlogs of Coast Guard medical facilities. An assessment of improvements to Coast Guard medical facilities, including improvements to IT infrastructure, required to enable the Coast Guard to fully use telemedicine and implement other modernization initiatives. An evaluation of the process used by the Coast Guard to identify, monitor, and construct Coast Guard medical facilities. A description of the resources necessary to fully address all Coast Guard medical facilities needs. Not later than 1 year after commencing the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the study.