119-hr3636

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To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed.

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Introduced:
May 29, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security

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May 29, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
May 29, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
May 29, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
May 29, 2025

Subjects (1)

Armed Forces and National Security (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (6)

Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2]
(R-KS)
Jul 2, 2025
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
(R-NY)
Jun 26, 2025
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
(D-GA)
Jun 25, 2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
(D-MA)
Jun 25, 2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
(R-NE)
Jun 24, 2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
(D-CA)
May 29, 2025

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

May 29, 2025
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Length: 2,123 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: May 29, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 8, 2025 6:15 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3636 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3636

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which
the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the
military departments are appropriately licensed.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 29, 2025

Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Ms. Jacobs) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which
the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the
military departments are appropriately licensed.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

Subsection

(b) of
section 1094 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: `` (b) (1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each individual who provides health care independently as a health-care professional at a health care facility of the Department of Defense meets the requirement of subsection (a) .
amended to read as follows:
``

(b)

(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each individual
who provides health care independently as a health-care professional at
a health care facility of the Department of Defense meets the
requirement of subsection

(a) .
``

(2) In carrying out paragraph

(1) , the Secretary shall establish
a centralized credential system that allows the commanding officer of a
health care facility of the Department to verify the licensure of a
health-care professional, regardless of the location of the facility or
the armed force in which the health-care professional serves. The
Secretary shall ensure that not less than 90 percent of such
verifications are completed within seven days of the date on which the
commanding officer requests such verification if the request does not
relate to a health-care professional with an adverse record.''.
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