,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bffh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ab1 #bjah ,mr4 
,burr 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4   
,nelson1 & ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require a pilot program on !
 e>n+ by special op]ations =ces m$ics ( 
cr$its t[>ds a physician assi/ant       
degree4  #a4 ,pilot program on e>n+ by  
special op]ations =ces m$ics ( cr$its   
t[>ds a physician assi/ant degree  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all    
conduct a pilot program to assess !     
feasibility & advisability ( p>tn]%ips  
betwe5 special op]ations =ces &         
in/itutions ( high] education )         
appropriate accr$itation1 & heal? c>e   
sy/ems if det]m9$ appropriate by !      
,secret>y = purposes ( ! pilot program1 
?r\gh :i* special op]ations =ces m$ics  
e>n cr$it t[>d ! accr$it$ ma/]'s degree 
( physician assi/ant = milit>y          
op]ational "w & tra9+ p]=m$ by ! m$ics4 

7b7 ,duration ,! ,secret>y %all conduct 
! pilot program = a p]iod n to exce$    
five ye>s4  7c7 ,cl9ical tra9+          
,p>tn]%ips "u subsection 7a7 %all p]mit 
m$ics p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program to   
conduct cl9ical tra9+ at m$ical         
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & !  
civilian sector 9 ord] to meet !        
increas+ dem& = highly tra9$ heal? c>e  
provid]s at su* facilities4  7d7        
,evaluation ,! evaluation ( "w & tra9+  
p]=m$ by m$ics = :i* cr$its are e>n$ "u 
! pilot program %all comply ) civilian  
cl9ical evaluation & accr$itation /&>ds 
applicable to ! aw>d+ ( ma/]'s degrees (
 physician assi/ant4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7
 ,initial report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tative a report t  
%all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a         
compreh5sive framework = ! milit>y      
education to be provid$ to special      
op]ations =ces m$ics "u ! pilot program1

 includ+ c\rses ( in/ruction at         
in/itutions ( high] education )         
appropriate accr$itation & any heal? c>e
 sy/ems p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program4   
7,b7 ,metrics to be us$ to assess !     
effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program4  7,c7 ,a
 description ( ! me*anisms to be us$ by 
! ,dep>tm5t1 m$ics1 or bo? to cov] !    
co/s ( education receiv$ by m$ics "u !  
pilot program ?r\gh in/itutions ( high] 
education or heal? c>e sy/ems1 includ+  
paym5t by ! ,dep>tm5t 9 return = a      
milit>y s]vice commitm5t1 tuition or o!r
 educational assi/ance 7includ+         
s*ol>%ips1 grants1 or f9ancial aid7 by !
 ,dep>tm5t1 use by m$ics ( po/-#i_/aa   
educational assi/ance available ?r\gh ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & any o!r
 me*anisms ! ,secret>y consid]s         
appropriate = purposes ( ! pilot        
program4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] completion ( ! pilot      
program1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a f9al     

report on ! pilot program4 ,! report    
%all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,an        
evaluation ( ! pilot program us+ !      
metrics ( assessm5t set =? pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7,b7 ,an assessm5t 
( ! utility ( ! fund+ me*anisms set =?  
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a77;,c74  7,c7   
,an assessm5t ( ! effects ( ! pilot     
program on recruitm5t & ret5tion ( m$ics
 = special op]ations =ces4  7,d7 ,an    
assessm5t ( ! feasibility & advisability
 ( ext5d+ "o or m au?orities = jo9t     
pr(essional milit>y education "u *apt]  
#ajg ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
to w>rant (fic]s or enli/$ p]sonnel1 &  
if ! ,secret>y consid]s ! ext5sion ( any
 su* au?orities feasible & advisable1   
recomm5dations = legislative or         
adm9i/rative action to s ext5d su*      
au?orities4  7f7 ,con/ruction (         
au?orities ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be   
con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 au?orize an (fic] or  
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to create1
 endorse1 or o!rwise inc5tivize a       
p>ticul> curriculum or degree track2 or 

7#b7 require1 direct1 review1 or control
 a ,/ate or educational in/itution1 or !
 in/ructional cont5t1 curriculum1 &     
relat$ activities ( a ,/ate or          
educational in/itution4