Sec. 537. REIMBURSEMENT OF APPLICANTS TO CERTAIN ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL COSTS INCURRED DURING MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING

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## SEC. 537 REIMBURSEMENT OF APPLICANTS TO CERTAIN ARMED FORCES FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL COSTS INCURRED DURING MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING ###

(a)Authority The Secretary of Defense may reimburse an individual who applies to join a covered Armed Force for costs incurred by such individual for a medical appointment required for military entrance processing. ###

(b)Maximum Amount The maximum amount an individual may be reimbursed under this section is $100. ###

(c)Briefings Not later than 16 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and once each year thereafter for two years, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on reimbursements under this section. Such a briefing shall include, with respect to the most recent one-year period after such date, the following elements: ####

(1)The number of individuals reimbursed. ####

(2)The total funds spent each on such reimbursements. ####

(3)The number of civilian employees hired by the Secretary to carry out this section. ####

(4)The effect, if any, of such reimbursements on— #####

(A)the time required to complete military entrance processing; and #####

(B)recruitment. ####

(5)Other information the Secretary determines appropriate. ###

(d)Sunset The authority to reimburse under this section shall terminate on the day that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###

(e)Covered Armed Force Defined In this section, the term “covered Armed Force” means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.