Sec. 597. Military Entrance Processing Command processing pilot
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall develop and implement a pilot program to require joint reserve component support for the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) to accelerate medical record reviews. As part of the program, the Under Secretary may require doctors and nurses from each service to support MEPCOM in reviewing medical records. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on actions taken to implement the program established under subsection (a).
The pilot program shall terminate two years after the date of the establishment of the program. Not later than 60 days before the pilot program ends, the Under Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees that includes an explanation of any impact the pilot program has had on recruitment, including the speed of medical waiver processing and a recommendation for whether to establish the pilot as a permanent program.