Sec. 724. Partnerships with civilian organizations for arthroscopic surgical training
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program— to establish partnerships with public, private, and non-profit entities that provide short-term training, regarding arthroscopic surgery, to physicians of the Department of Defense; and to increase operational readiness of members of the covered Armed Forces. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
Not later than 120 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 on the program under this section. Such report shall include the following elements: A description of the program. The metrics established under subsection (b). Other matters regarding the program that the Secretary determines appropriate. Not later than 180 days after the termination of the program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the program.
Such report shall include the following elements: A list of the entities with which the Secretary established partnerships under the program. The assessment of the Secretary of the effectiveness of the program, based on criteria including— the metrics established under subsection (b); physical health assessment data, including questions on the Electronic Physical Health Assessment survey; physical readiness test data; postoperative survey data collected after a musculoskeletal intervention; and other matters regarding the program determined by the Secretary.
The assessment of the Secretary regarding how much money the program saved the Department. Recommendations of the Secretary for additional legislation or administrative action based on the program. The program under this section shall terminate five years after the Secretary establishes such program. In this section, the term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.