,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajeed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,december #bj1       
#bjbd,ms4 ,porter introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to submit to ,congress annual  
reports on medical malpractice claims by
 members of the uniformed services4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,pentagon ,medical ,malpractice    
,claims ,reporting ,act4  #b4 ,annual   
reports on medical malpractice claims by
 members of the uniformed services      
,subsection 7i7 of section #bgcc;a of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7i7 ,annual
 reports ,not less frequently than      
annually until #bjbh1 the ,secretary of 
,defense shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and 
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on claims processed under this section  
that includes1 with respect to the      

period covered by the report1 the       
following3 7#a7 ,the number of claims   
processed under this section4  7#b7 ,the
 average timeline for resolving such    
claims4  7#c7 ,the resolution of each   
such claim4  7#d7 ,the number of claims 
that were denied based on the claim not 
meeting one or more requirement         
specified in subsection 7b7 7other than 
for not being substantiated pursuant to 
paragraph 7#f771 disaggregated by each  
such requirement4  7#e7 ,any other      
information that the ,secretary         
determines may enhance the effectiveness
 of the claims process under this       
section4  4