,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #d1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure ! 
pres]vation & op]ational integrity ( !  
a]om$ical evacuation capabilities ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,army )9 ! ,m$ical ,s]vice
 ,corps & to ma9ta9 ! role ( ! ,m$ical  
,s]vice ,corps z ! prim>y jo9t s]vice   
provid] = intra-!at] a]om$ical          
evacuation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4      
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,reta9+ ,ess5tial ,support = ,combat &  
,unifi$ ,evacuation ,act ( #bjbe or !   
,,rescue ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4             
,pres]vation ( d$icat$ a]om$ical        
evacuation capability ( ,m$ical ,s]vice 
,corps ( ! ,army  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,!     
,m$ical ,s]vice ,corps ( ! ,army %all   
ma9ta9 a d$icat$ a]om$ical evacuation   
capability1 includ+ p]sonnel1 tra9+1    
doctr9e1 & aircraft specifically        
configur$ = a]om$ical evacuation        

missions4  7b7  ,cl>ification ( au?ority
  ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army %all ensure t--
 7#a7 ! aviation bran* ( ! ,army has !  
au?ority to organize1 tra91 & equip     
aviation assets 9 accordance )          
op]ational requirem5ts2 &  7#b7 ! m$ical
 dep>tm5t ( ! ,army1 "u ! au?ority      
delegat$ to su* dep>tm5t by ! ,surgeon  
,g5]al ( ! ,army1 has ! au?ority =      
m$ical comm& & control1 pati5t c>e      
responsibilities1 & cl9ical /&>ds =     
a]om$ical evacuation op]ations4  7c7    
,elem5ts ( capability  ,! ,secret>y ( ! 
,army %all ma9ta9 ! capability requir$  
"u subsection 7a7--  7#a7 9 alignm5t ) !
 suffici5cy analysis ( ! ,surgeon ,g5]al
 ( ! ,army2  7#b7 consi/5t ) m$ical     
evacuation doctr9e & op]ational plann+  
assumptions ( ! ,army2 &  7#c7 9 support
 (-- 7,a7 ! comm&]s ( ! combatant       
comm&s2  7,b7 cont+5cy op]ations &      
op]ational plans2  7,c7 civil           
au?orities2  7,d7 *emical1 biological1  
radiological1 & nucle> response =ce     
missions2  7,e7 humanit>ian assi/ance & 

disa/] response op]ations2 &  7,f7      
g>rison em]g5cy m$ical response         
op]ations at in/allations ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se4  7d7  ,*ange 9 /ructure  7#a7
  ,9 g5]al  ,! capability requir$ "u    
subsection 7a7 %all rema9 a di/9ct      
compon5t )9 ! ,m$ical ,s]vice ,corps ( !
 ,army & may n be re/ructur$ into       
g5]al-purpose aviation elem5ts or       
dual-use configurations )\t prior       
notification to ! congressional def5se  
committees 7z def9$ 9 section #aja7;a7 (
 title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code71 :i*   
%all--  7,a7 be accompani$ by a =mal    
risk assessm5t on--  7i7 op]ational     
m$ical read9ess ( ! ,m$ical ,s]vice     
,corps2 &  7ii7 read9ess ( ! ,m$ical    
,s]vice ,corps to support ! jo9t =ce &  
missions specifi$ "u subsection 7c77#c72
 &  7,b7 conta9 a report t-- 7i7 is bas$
 on ! =ce /ructure au?orizations outl9$ 
9 ! mo/ curr5t ,army ,/ructure ,message2
  7ii7 is in=m$ by ! mo/ curr5t ,total  
,army ,analysis approv$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,army2 &  7iii7 does n propose or    

assume any *anges to ! aircraft         
au?orizations reflect$ 9 ! docum5ts     
specifi$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii74  7#b7    
,op]ational m$ical requirem5ts & jo9t   
=ce ne$s  ,any adju/m5ts made to ! =ce  
/ructure ( ! a]om$ical evacuation       
capability ( ! ,army mu/ acc\nt =       
op]ational m$ical requirem5ts & jo9t =ce
 ne$s :]e ! ,surgeon ,g5]al ( ! ,army   
reta9s au?ority ov] ! m$ical =ce        
/ructure1 /aff+1 cl9ical ov]sight1 &    
doctr9al developm5t = a]om$ical         
evacuation units4  7e7  ,*ange to       
allocations  ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army may 
n make any *anges to allocations = !    
,m$ical ,s]vice ,corps ( ! ,army t is   
inconsi/5t ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section
 )\t prior consultation ) ! ,surgeon    
,g5]al ( ! ,army1 :o %all c]tify t !    
propos$ *anges are support$ by a        
suffici5cy analysis & t ! revis$ plat=m 
levels rema9 adequate to support all    
mission categories requir+ a]om$ical    
evacuation1 consi/5t ) m$ical evacuation
 doctr9e & op]ational plann+ assumptions

 ( ! ,army4  7f7  ,effective date  ,?is 
section %all take effect on ! date t is 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7g7  ,rule ( con/ruction  ,no?+ 
9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to        
prohibit augm5tation ( milit>y pati5t   
movem5t op]ations ) combatant1          
comm]cial1 or alli$ assets 9 cont+5cy or
 humanit>ian op]ations1 z det]m9$       
necess>y by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4