,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjbd,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,defense to conduct a     
study on active military-civilian       
partnerships at trauma centers of       
military medical treatment facilities   
within the ,defense ,health ,agency4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,advancing ,medical ,readiness  
,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,study on active    
military-civilian partnerships at trauma
 centers of military medical treatment  
facilities  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary of ,defense shall conduct a  
study on active military-civilian       
partnerships at trauma centers of       
military medical treatment facilities   
within the ,defense ,health ,agency4    
7b7 ,elements ,the study required under 

subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 identify and
 define active military-civilian        
partnerships through which members of   
the ,armed ,forces participate in the   
civilian health care system2  7#b7      
assess the costs borne by the           
,department of ,defense for providing   
care through such partnerships2  7#c7   
identify metrics and best practices for 
tracking and evaluating the skills and  
readiness gained by clinicians of the   
,department of ,defense by providing    
care through such partnerships2 and     
7#d7 identify policies1 processes1 and  
expertise needed to bill civilian health
 insurance and patients4  7c7 ,briefing 
,not later than ,may #a1 #bjbe1 the     
,secretary shall brief the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services of the  
,house of ,representatives on the       
results of the study required under     
subsection 7a74