,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aigh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,mr4   
,bu*anan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,moore (     
,wiscons97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se to develop a /rategy
 to treat obesity z a disease & r$uce ! 
preval5ce ( obesity 9 c]ta9 ,arm$ ,=ces1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,combat+ obesity
 9 c]ta9 ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,/rategy &    
educational campaign  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se      
%all-- 7,a7 develop a /rategy to align !
 obesity-relat$ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,def5se ) ! classification ( obesity z 
a m$ically accept$ disease2 &  7,b7     
conduct an educational campaign to      
promote aw>5ess1 diagnosis1 & treatm5t (
 obesity z a disease 9 ! cov]$ ,arm$    
,=ces4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts = /rategy ,!  
/rategy develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7  
%all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a plan to 

coord9ate obesity-relat$ programs across
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to treat obesity 
z a disease & r$uce ! preval5ce (       
obesity 9 ! cov]$ ,arm$ ,=ces4  7,b7 ,an
 assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( heal?     
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se t are  
int5d$ to educate1 prev5t1 or treat     
obesity among memb]s ( ! cov]$ ,arm$    
,=ces1 & a plan to modify or update su* 
programs to treat obesity z a disease4  
7,c7 ,an assessm5t ( ! adequacy (       
nutrition education = physicians & o!r  
heal? c>e practition]s 9 ! milit>y heal?
 sy/em to evaluate & treat obesity z a  
disease1 includ+ ! ne$ = any additional 
education or guidel9es = su* physicians 
& o!r heal? c>e practition]s4  7,d7 ,a  
/rategy to "w t[>d memb]s ( ! cov]$     
,arm$ ,=ces ) obesity receiv+           
appropriate treatm5t4  7#c7 ,requirem5ts
 = educational campaign ,! educational  
campaign conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 
%all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,in=mation  
to educate memb]s ( ! cov]$ ,arm$ ,=ces 
reg>d+ be/ practices to prev5t1 r$uce1  

or mitigate obesity1 & available        
res\rces to address ! root causes (     
obesity4  7,b7 ,in=mation t>get$ to     
physicians & o!r heal? c>e practition]s 
9 ! milit>y heal? sy/em to promote      
diagnosis & treatm5t ( obesity z a      
disease4  7#d7 ,consultation ,9 develop+
 ! /rategy & educational campaign       
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all consult ) ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices1 & o!r ag5cies ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 z 
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7b7          
,inclusion ( in=mation reg>d+ unmet     
weight /&>ds 9 c]ta9 reports ,beg9n+ n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all 
include in=mation reg>d+ unmet weight   
/&>ds 9 any report submitt$ by !        
,secret>y to ,congress reg>d+           
disqualifications = enli/m5t 91         
disability incurr$ 91 or m$ical dis*>ges

 f1 ! cov]$ ,arm$ ,=ces4  7c7           
,additional ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se reports 
7#a7 ,effects ( obesity on read9ess (   
cov]$ ,arm$ ,=ces ,n lat] ?an "o ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e       
,m$icaid ,s]vices1 %all submit to !     
appropriate congressional committees a  
report reg>d+ ! effects ( obesity on !  
read9ess ( ! cov]$ ,arm$ ,=ces4 ,su*    
report %all include legislative         
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y to address 
su* effects4  7#b7 ,effectiv5ess (      
obesity1 food1 & nutrition-relat$       
programs ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !         
,director ( ! ,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy %all
 submit to ! appropriate congressional  
committees a report on ! effectiv5ess ( 
! obesity1 food1 & nutrition-relat$     
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 9 r$uc+
 obesity & improv+ milit>y read9ess4    
7d7 ,,gao report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 

?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report analyz+ ! exi/+ obesity1 food1 & 
nutrition-relat$ programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! report 
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,an assessm5t ( programs   
direct$ to memb]s ( ! cov]$ ,arm$ ,=ces4
  7,b7 ,an assessm5t ( programs direct$ 
to heal? c>e provid]s 9 ! milit>y heal? 
sy/em4  7,c7 ,an assessm5t ( !          
effectiv5ess ( su* programs 9 r$uc+     
obesity & ! impact ( obesity on milit>y 
read9ess4  7,d7 ,recomm5dations to      
coord9ate & improve exi/+ programs to   
r$uce obesity & ! impact ( obesity on   
milit>y read9ess4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m appropriate   
congressional committees means ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,!     
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,c7 ,!       

,committee on ,ways & ,means ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives4  7,e7 ,! ,committee on 
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate4  7,f7 ,!     
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate4  7,g7 ,! ,committee on ,f9ance (
 ! ,s5ate4  7,h7 ,! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ ,arm$ ,=ce
 means ! ,army1 ,navy1 ,m>9e ,corps1    
,air ,=ce1 or ,space ,=ce4