Sec. 736. STRATEGIC MEDICAL RESEARCH PLAN

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## SEC. 736 STRATEGIC MEDICAL RESEARCH PLAN ###

(a)Plan Not later than 30 days after the date on which the budget of the President for fiscal year 2020 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive strategic medical research plan. ###

(b)Matters Included The plan under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A description of all medical research focus areas of the Department of Defense and a description of the coordination process to ensure the focus areas are linked to military readiness, joint force requirements, and relevance to individuals eligible for care at military medical treatment facilities or through the TRICARE program. ####

(2)A description of the medical research projects funded under the Defense Health Program account and the projects under the Congressional Directed Medical Research Program. ####

(3)A description of the process to ensure synergy across the military medical research community in order to address gaps in military medical research, minimize duplication of research, and promote collaboration within research focus areas. ####

(4)A description of the efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government to increase awareness of complementary medical research efforts that are being carried out through the Federal Government.