,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #eeeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag  
7legislative day1 ,december #af71       
#bjbd,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require identification in   
medical records of the ,department of   
,defense of the affiliation of certain  
non-,department of ,defense health care 
providers1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,identification in patient medical      
records of affiliation of certain       
non-,department of ,defense health care 
providers  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ee 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section #ajia
 the following new section3  #ajia;a4   
,identification in patient medical      
records of affiliation of certain       
non-,department of ,defense health care 
providers  7a7 ,requirement ,the        
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that

 medical records of the ,department of  
,defense include the organizational     
affiliation of any independent health   
care contractor identified in such      
medical records4  7b7 ,independent      
health care contractor defined ,in this 
section1 the term independent health    
care contractor means a health care     
provider who meets the following        
criteria3 7#a7 ,the health care provider
 is a nonpersonal services contractor1  
or an employee of such a contractor1    
pursuant to subpart #cg4d of the        
,federal ,acquisition ,regulation1 or   
other applicable regulation4  7#b7 ,the 
health care provider provides health    
care services under this chapter in any 
military medical treatment facility 7as 
defined in section #ajgc;c7i7 of this   
title7 or other location under the      
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,defense1 including an operational      
clinic4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of sections at the beginning of  
such chapter is amended by inserting    

after the item relating to section #ajia
 the following new item3  #ajia;a4      
,identification in patient medical      
records of affiliation of certain       
non-,department of ,defense health care 
providers4  4