,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dccc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,wittman1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1  
,mr4 ,gim5ez1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,mr4       
,murphy7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to provide = consi/5cy1   
transp>5cy1 & fairness ) respect to     
m$ical evaluations to det]m9e fitness to
 s]ve z memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,qualifi$ to ,s]ve ,act4
  #b4 ,m$ical accession /&>ds = memb]s (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces ,*apt] #cg ( title #aj1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #feh4     
,m$ical accession /&>ds = memb]s ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,/&>ds   
7#a7 ,! ,secret>ies conc]n$ %all e/abli%
 uni=m m$ical accession /&>ds = ea*     
,arm$ ,=ce4 ,su* /&>ds %all--  7,a7     
apply uni=mly = all commission$ (fic]s (

 an ,arm$ ,=ce2 &  7,b7 apply uni=mly = 
all enli/$ memb]s ( an ,arm$ ,=ce across
 ea* occupational specialty4  7#b7 ,!   
,secret>y conc]n$ %all make readily     
available & und]/&able to pot5tial      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces ! /&>ds e/abli%$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ an explanation
 ( ! process e/abli%$ "u subsection     
7c77#a7 & ! process = seek+ approval "u 
subsection 7c77#b74  7b7  ,prohibition  
on ,c]ta9 ,m$ical ,disqualifications    
,no p]son may be disqualifi$ f s]v+ z a 
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces on ! sole basis ( 
a pa/ diagnosis ( a m$ical condition    
if--  7#a7 ! diagnosis occurr$ be=e su* 
p]son rea*$ ! age ( #ac ye>s old2  7#b7 
! condition did n require treatm5t dur+ 
! five-ye> p]iod t ends on ! date on :i*
 su* p]son seeks to become a memb] ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces2  7#c7 a lic5s$ m$ical      
pr(essional provides a curr5t evaluation
 affirm+ t su* p]son does n meet        
diagno/ic crit]ia = ! condition & is    
m$ically fit = s]vice z a memb] ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces2 &  7#d7 ! ,secret>y conc]n$

 det]m9es su* diagnosis is unlikely to  
impact ! heal? & read9ess ( ! ,arm$ ,=ce
 ( :i* su* p]son seeks to become a      
memb]4  7c7  ,process = ,review or      
,waiv] ( ,m$ical ,disqualifications     
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all e/abli% a
 process = ! review ( m$ical            
disqualifications ( p]sons seek+ to     
become a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#b7 ,!
 ,secret>y conc]n$ may approve !        
accession ( a p]son into ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
)\t reg>d to a disqualify+ m$ical       
diagnosis if ! ,secret>y conc]n$        
det]m9es t ! accession ( su* p]son is 9 
! int]e/s ( national security4  7d7     
,annual ,report  ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
%all annually submit to ! congressional 
def5se committees a report id5tify+--   
7#a7 ! numb] ( p]sons disqualifi$ f     
s]vice z a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ! 
prec$+ cal5d> ye> due to m$ical hi/ory2 
7#b7 ! numb] & type ( approvals grant$  
"u subsection 7c77#b7 dur+ ! prec$+     
cal5d> ye>2 &  7#c7 any updates to !    
m$ical /&>ds = accession e/abli%$ "u    

subsection 7a7 or ! process e/abli%$ "u 
subsection 7c77#a7 s9ce ! submission ( !
 prec$+ report4  4