Graduate medical education partnership demonstration program

(a) Demonstration program required Notwithstanding section 1104 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a demonstration program to expand partnerships between covered medical facilities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Purpose The purpose of the demonstration program under subsection (a) is to increase case volume for graduate medical education programs of the Department of Defense. (c) Parameters In seeking to establish a demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall make efforts to ensure the following: (1) Credentialing and privileging of medical personnel as necessary to work in any covered medical facility. (2) Expedited access to installations of the Department of Defense for the purpose of providing medical care under the demonstration program to non-Department of Defense beneficiaries. (3) Inclusion of in-kind or non-cash payment or reimbursement for expenses incurred under the demonstration program. (d) Annual briefing Not later than December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of this section. (e) Covered medical facility defined In this section, the term covered medical facility means— (1) a medical facility of the Department of Defense with a certified graduate medical education program; and (2) any medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (f) Sunset This section shall terminate on September 30, 2032.

(a) Demonstration program required Notwithstanding section 1104 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a demonstration program to expand partnerships between covered medical facilities of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Purpose The purpose of the demonstration program under subsection (a) is to increase case volume for graduate medical education programs of the Department of Defense. (c) Parameters In seeking to establish a demonstration program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall make efforts to ensure the following: (1) Credentialing and privileging of medical personnel as necessary to work in any covered medical facility. (2) Expedited access to installations of the Department of Defense for the purpose of providing medical care under the demonstration program to non-Department of Defense beneficiaries. (3) Inclusion of in-kind or non-cash payment or reimbursement for expenses incurred under the demonstration program. (d) Annual briefing Not later than December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of this section. (e) Covered medical facility defined In this section, the term covered medical facility means— (1) a medical facility of the Department of Defense with a certified graduate medical education program; and (2) any medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (f) Sunset This section shall terminate on September 30, 2032.