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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 740

Sec. 740. PILOT PROGRAM ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE RESERVE COMPONENT RECRUITS WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS

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## SEC. 740 PILOT PROGRAM ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE RESERVE COMPONENT RECRUITS WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS ###
(a)Pilot Program Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a pilot program to authorize each Secretary concerned (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) to delegate authority to the Commander of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command to approve a service medical waiver for an individual to be enlisted or appointed in a reserve component for a medical condition the Secretary concerned identifies under subsection (c). ###
(b)Medical Consultation Process If a Secretary concerned delegates authority to the Commander under the pilot program, the Secretary concerned shall establish a medical consultation process for the Commander to seek input from the Secretary concerned if a health care provider of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command determines that more specific medical guidance on fitness for duty is needed from the Secretary concerned before approving a service medical waiver for a medical condition described in subsection (c). ###
(c)Medical Conditions Identified If a Secretary concerned delegates authority to the Commander under the pilot program, the Secretary concerned shall identify not more than three preexisting disqualifying conditions under Department of Defense Instruction 6130.03 that regularly or automatically receive medical waivers under the policies of the Secretary concerned as of the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(d)Duration The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program for a two-year period. ###
(e)Briefing; Report ####
(1)Briefing Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense commences carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing describing the implementation of the pilot program, including a list of the medical conditions identified under subsection (c). ####
(2)Report Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary concludes the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the pilot program, including— #####
(A)the number of service medical waivers issued, disaggregated by medical condition identified under subsection (c); #####
(B)a risk assessment of implementation of the pilot program; #####
(C)a comparison of the average number of days to review and adjudicate medical waivers before and during the pilot program; and #####
(D)a recommendation on whether to make the authority under the pilot program permanent. # TITLE VIII ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS ## Subtitle A Acquisition Policy and Management
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