Sec. 545. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed Forces
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once four years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall— conduct an assessment of the prescribed medical standards and medical screening processes required for the appointment of an individual as an officer, or enlistment of an individual as a member, in each covered Armed Force; taking into account the findings of such assessment— update such standards and processes, as may be necessary; and take such steps as may be necessary to improve the waiver process for individuals who do not meet such prescribed medical standards; and submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing, with respect to the most recently conducted assessment under paragraph (1)— the findings of that assessment and a description of the actions carried out pursuant to paragraph (2); and recommendations by the Secretary for any legislative action the Secretary determines necessary to further improve such standards and processes.
In this section, the term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.