Sec. 731. PLAN FOR REFORM OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM
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## SEC. 731 PLAN FOR REFORM OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM **[**[10 U.S.C. 1071 note](/us/usc/t10/s1071)**]** ###
(a)Detailed Plan In implementing reforms to the governance of the military health system described in the memorandum of the Deputy Secretary of Defense dated March 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a detailed plan to carry out such reform. ###
(b)Elements The plan developed under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)Goals to achieve while carrying out the reform described in subsection (a), including goals with respect to improving clinical and business practices, cost reductions, infrastructure reductions, and personnel reductions, achieved by establishing the Defense Health Agency, carrying out shared services, and modifying the governance of the National Capital Region. ####
(2)Metrics to evaluate the achievement of each goal under paragraph
(1)with respect to the purpose, objective, and improvements made by each such goal. ####
(3)The personnel levels required for the Defense Health Agency and the National Capital Region Medical Directorate. ####
(4)A detailed schedule to carry out the reform described in subsection (a), including a schedule for meeting the goals under paragraph (1). ####
(5)Detailed information describing the initial operating capability of the Defense Health Agency. ####
(6)With respect to each shared service that the Secretary will implement during fiscal year 2013 or 2014— #####
(A)a timeline for such implementation; and #####
(B)a business case analysis detailing— ######
(i)the services that will be consolidated into the shared service; ######
(ii)the purpose of the shared service; ######
(iii)the scope of the responsibilities and goals for the shared service; ######
(iv)the cost of implementing the shared service, including the costs regarding personnel severance, relocation, military construction, information technology, and contractor support; and ######
(v)the anticipated cost savings to be realized by implementing the shared service. ###
(c)Submission The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan developed under subsection
(a)as follows: ####
(1)The contents of the plan described in paragraphs
(1)and
(4)of subsection
(b)shall be submitted not later than March 31, 2013. ####
(2)The contents of the plan described in paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of subsection
(b)and paragraph
(6)of such subsection with respect to shared services implemented during fiscal year 2013 shall be submitted not later than June 30, 2013. ####
(3)The contents of the plan described in paragraph
(6)of such subsection with respect to shared services implemented during fiscal year 2014 shall be submitted not later than September 30, 2013. ###
(d)Limitations ####
(1)First submission Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 for the accounts and activities described in paragraph (4), not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the contents of the plan under subsection (c)(1). ####
(2)Second submission Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 for the accounts and activities described in paragraph (4), not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the contents of the plan under subsection (c)(2). ####
(3)Comptroller general review The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a review of the contents of the plan submitted under each of paragraphs
(1)and
(2)to assess whether the Secretary of Defense meets the requirements of such contents. ####
(4)Accounts and activities described The accounts and activities described in this paragraph are as follows: #####
(A)Operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel. #####
(B)Operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for management professional support services. #####
(C)Operation and maintenance, Defense Health Program, for travel. #####
(D)Operation and maintenance, Defense Health Program, for management professional support services. ###
(e)Shared Services Defined In this section, the term “shared services” means the common services required for each military department to provide medical support to the Armed Forces and authorized beneficiaries.
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PLAN FOR REFORM OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM
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