,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cgej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #e1 #bjbe,mr4 ,buchanan introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,defense to carry out a pilot program to provide certain members of the ,armed ,forces with continuous glucose monitoring technology4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fostering ,operational ,readiness through ,continuous ,evaluation of ,fitness with ,integrated ,technology ,act or the ,,force-,,fit ,act4 #b4 ,continuous glucose monitoring pilot program 7a7 ,pilot program ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall carry out a pilot program under the ,,tricare program under which the ,secretary provides covered members with continuous glucose monitoring technology to assess the effects of real-time metabolic health tracking and early intervention on improving-- 7#a7 the health of the members2 and 7#b7 force readiness4 7b7 ,participation ,the ,secretary shall require a covered member to participate in the pilot program under subsection 7a7 if the ,secretary identifies the member as being in either the ,partially ,medically ,ready category or the ,not ,medically ,ready category of the ,individual ,medical ,readiness program4 7c7 ,data 7#a7 ,exclusive uses ,the ,secretary may use the health information of a covered member collected under the pilot program under subsection 7a7 only for the purposes of-- 7,a7 carrying out the pilot program1 including with respect to furnishing information to the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states pursuant to subsection 7g77#a72 7,b7 providing health care1 including preventative care1 to the member pursuant to chapter #ee of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,c7 conducting the ,individual ,medical ,readiness program4 7#b7 ,no use for medical discharges ,the ,secretary may not use the health information of a covered member collected under the pilot program under subsection 7a7 in separating or discharging the member from the ,armed ,forces under chapter #fa of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,prohibition on nongovernmental use ,a nongovernmental entity that provides continuous glucose monitoring technology under the pilot program under subsection 7a71 or otherwise provides services under the pilot program1 may not-- 7,a7 retain any rights to health information of a covered member collected under the pilot program2 7,b7 use such information except as authorized by this section2 and 7,c7 may not retain such information after such authorized use is completed4 7d7 ,provision of information and services ,the ,secretary shall provide covered members participating in the pilot program under subsection 7a7 with-- 7#a7 information regarding metabolic health awareness2 and 7#b7 education and services to improve force readiness4 7e7 ,training ,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 provide medical professionals of the military departments with in-person training on the background1 procedures1 and reporting requirements of the pilot program under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 establish shared educational resources and training materials that may be used by all the military departments4 7f7 ,duration ,the ,secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection 7a7 for a five-year period4 7g7 ,reports 7#a7 ,comptroller ,general 7,a7 ,initial ,not later than three years after the date on which the ,secretary commences the pilot program under subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate a report on the pilot program1 including-- 7i7 a comparison of the rates of members in the ,partially ,medically ,ready category or the ,not ,medically ,ready category of the ,individual ,medical ,readiness program during #bjbe and during the third year in which the pilot program is carried out2 and 7ii7 recommendations to improve the pilot program4 7,b7 ,final ,not later than five years after the date on which the ,secretary commences the pilot program under subsection 7a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall submit to the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate a report on the pilot program1 including-- 7i7 an assessment of the effectiveness of the recommendations under subparagraph 7,a77ii72 and 7ii7 a determination by the ,comptroller ,general regarding whether the pilot program should be extended4 7#b7 ,,dod ,not later than five years after the date on which the ,secretary commences the pilot program under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committees on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate a report on the pilot program1 including-- 7,a7 data regarding the use and efficacy of the pilot program2 7,b7 how the pilot program affected force readiness2 and 7,c7 any recommendations by the ,secretary to improve the pilot program4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term covered member means a member of the ,armed ,forces serving on active duty who meets any of the following criteria3 7,a7 ,the member has been diagnosed with prediabetes4 7,b7 ,the member has been diagnosed with type #b diabetes and does not take insulin4 7,c7 ,the member has had gestational diabetes4 7,d7 ,the member is overweight or obese4 7#b7 ,the term ,individual ,medical ,readiness program means the program specified in ,department of ,defense ,instruction #fjbe4ai1 or successor instruction4 7#c7 ,the term ,,tricare program has the meaning given that term in section #ajgb of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4