Sec. 720. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS TO DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
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## SEC. 720 MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS TO DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY **[**[10 U.S.C. 1073c note](/us/usc/t10/s1073c)**]** ###
(a)Temporary Retention Notwithstanding section 1073c(e) of title 10, United States Code, at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, a military department may retain, until not later than February 1, 2024, a covered function if the Secretary of Defense determines the covered function— ####
(1)addresses a need that is unique to the military department; and ####
(2)is in direct support of operating forces and necessary to execute strategies relating to national security and defense. ###
(b)Briefing ####
(1)In general Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on any covered function that the Secretary has determined should be retained by a military department pursuant to subsection (a). ####
(2)Elements The briefing required by paragraph
(1)shall address the following: #####
(A)A description of each covered function that the Secretary has determined should be retained by a military department pursuant to subsection (a). #####
(B)The rationale for each such determination. #####
(C)Recommendations for amendments to section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the ongoing retention of covered functions by military departments. ###
(c)Modification to Names of Public Health Commands Section 1073c(e)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “Army Public Health Command, the Navy-Marine Corps Public Health Command” and inserting “Army Public Health Center, the Navy-Marine Corps Public Health Center”. ###
(d)Covered Function Defined In this section, the term “covered function” means— ####
(1)a function relating to research and development that would otherwise be transferred to the Defense Health Agency Research and Development pursuant to section 1073c(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code; or ####
(2)a function relating to public health that would otherwise be transferred to the Defense Health Agency Public Health pursuant to section 1073c(e)(2) of such title.
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Sec. 720
MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONS TO DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY
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