,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbb,ms4  
,h\lahan 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,meij]1 & ,mr4 
,hill7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize a program ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to promote e>ly     
lit]acy among c]ta9 "y *ildr5 z "p (    
p$iatric prim>y c>e1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,*ildr5's ,lit]acy ,initiative on     
,milit>y ,bases ,act ( #bjbb or !       
,,climb ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,au?ority =  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se program to promote  
e>ly lit]acy among c]ta9 "y *ildr5 z "p 
( p$iatric prim>y c>e  7a7 ,program     
,*apt] #ee ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#aaji ! foll[+ new section 7& con=m+ !  
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 accord+ly73  #aaji;,a4 ,au?ority =     
program to promote e>ly lit]acy among   
c]ta9 "y *ildr5 z "p ( p$iatric prim>y  

c>e  7a7 ,au?ority ,! ,secret>y (       
,def5se may c>ry out a program to       
promote e>ly lit]acy among "y *ildr5 !  
c>egiv]s ( :om are memb]s ( ! arm$ =ces 
z "p ( ! p$iatric prim>y c>e ( su*      
*ildr54  7b7 ,activities ,activities "u 
! program "u subsection 7a7 %all be     
evid5ce-in=m$ & include ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,! provision to p$iatric prim>y c>e     
provid]s & o!r appropriate p]sonnel ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( tra9+ on e>ly lit]acy       
promotion4  7#b7 ,! pur*ase &           
di/ribution ( age-appropriate books to  
cov]$ c>egiv]s4  7#c7 ,! modification ( 
wait+ rooms 9 milit>y m$ical treatm5t   
facilities1 includ+ 9 specific cl9ics )9
 su* facilities1 to ensure su* wait+    
rooms include mat]ials t re9=ce         
language-ri* int]actions betwe5 "y      
*ildr5 & _! cov]$ c>egiv]s1 includ+ a   
full selection ( lit]ature = "y *ildr54 
7#d7 ,! dissem9ation to cov]$ c>egiv]s (
 education mat]ials on p$iatric e>ly    
lit]acy4  7#e7 ,su* o!r activities z !  
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7c7    

,locations ,9 c>ry+ out ! program "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may conduct 
! activities "u subsection 7b7 at any   
milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility4  7d7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ c>egiv] means a memb] ( ! arm$    
=ces :o is a c>egiv] ( a "y *ild4  7#b7 
,! t]m "y *ild means any *ild f bir? to 
! age ( five ye>s old1 inclusive4  4    
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on
 ! ext5t to :i* ! au?ority "u section   
#aaji;,a7a7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 7z add$ by subsection 7a77 is    
us$1 includ+ a description ( any        
activities c>ri$ out "u ! program s     
au?oriz$4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9 ?is section1 or ! am5dm5ts made by   
?is section1 %all be con/ru$ z requir+ t
 a *ild h m ?an "o c>egiv] z a condition
 ( receiv+ s]vices "u1 or o!rwise       
p>ticipat+ 91 ! program au?oriz$ "u su* 

section #aaji;,a4