Sec. 726. Plan of Department of Defense to address recruitment processing delays relating to health record system
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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 plan to reduce recruitment processing delays associated with the electronic health record system of the Department of Defense, Military Health System Genesis, and other factors relating to the health record system process of the Department, which shall include— the establishment by each military department of a standard period of not more than 75 days between the date on which Military Entrance Processing Stations personnel accept the applicant prescreen and the date of the first recorded contract for such applicant; and the establishment by each military department of standard medical waiver processing times of not more than 60 days.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— implement the recommendations contained in the report of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Defense entitled, Review of the Military Services’ Policies and Procedures on the Medical Waiver Process for Recruiting (DODIG–2023–072); and submit to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the manner in which the Secretary has implemented such recommendations.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the Secretary to address recruitment delays associated with the electronic health record system, Military Health System Genesis and other factors relating to the health record system process of the Department. Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: The average number of days between the date on which Military Entrance Processing Stations personnel accept the applicant prescreen and the date of the first recorded contract for such applicant, disaggregated by military department. The average number of days for medical waiver processing, disaggregated by military department. The number of medical waivers processed by each military department, including a breakdown of those that were approved and denied and the associated disqualifications requiring a medical waiver. An assessment of the efforts of the Secretary to review the military medical standards for accession to determine whether any disqualifying medical conditions should be removed or modified and to update those standards accordingly. An assessment of the efforts of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department to address the recruitment delays specified in paragraph (1). An assessment of the plans of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of each military department to further address those delays. The Secretary of Defense shall include the matters under subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)of paragraph
(2)in each appropriate annual report of the Accession Medical Standards Analysis and Research Activity of the Department of Defense.