[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3750 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3750
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to
provide certain members of the Armed Forces with continuous glucose
monitoring technology.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 5, 2025
Mr. Buchanan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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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 technology.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. 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 Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) 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--
(1) the health of the members; and
(2) force readiness.
(b) Participation.--The Secretary shall require a covered member to
participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) 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 program.
(c) Data.--
(1) Exclusive uses.--The Secretary may use the health
information of a covered member collected under the pilot
program under subsection (a) only for the purposes of--
(A) carrying out the pilot program, including with
respect to furnishing information to the Comptroller
General of the United States pursuant to subsection
(g)(1);
(B) providing health care, including preventative
care, to the member pursuant to chapter 55 of title 10,
United States Code; and
(C) conducting the Individual Medical Readiness
program.
(2) No use for medical discharges.--The Secretary may not
use the health information of a covered member collected under
the pilot program under subsection (a) in separating or
discharging the member from the Armed Forces under chapter 61
of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Prohibition on nongovernmental use.--A nongovernmental
entity that provides continuous glucose monitoring technology
under the pilot program under subsection (a), or otherwise
provides services under the pilot program, may not--
(A) retain any rights to health information of a
covered member collected under the pilot program;
(B) use such information except as authorized by
this section; and
(C) may not retain such information after such
authorized use is completed.
(d) Provision of Information and Services.--The Secretary shall
provide covered members participating in the pilot program under
subsection (a) with--
(1) information regarding metabolic health awareness; and
(2) education and services to improve force readiness.
(e) Training.--The Secretary shall--
(1) provide medical professionals of the military
departments with in-person training on the background,
procedures, and reporting requirements of the pilot program
under subsection (a); and
(2) establish shared educational resources and training
materials that may be used by all the military departments.
(f) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program
under subsection (a) for a five-year period.
(g) Reports.--
(1) Comptroller general.--
(A) Initial.--Not later than three years after the
date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program
under subsection (a), 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 program, including--
(i) 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 2025 and
during the third year in which the pilot
program is carried out; and
(ii) recommendations to improve the pilot
program.
(B) Final.--Not later than five years after the
date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot
program, including--
(i) an assessment of the effectiveness of
the recommendations under subparagraph (A)(ii);
and
(ii) a determination by the Comptroller
General regarding whether the pilot program
should be extended.
(2) DOD.--Not later than five years after the date on which
the Secretary commences the pilot program under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the
pilot program, including--
(A) data regarding the use and efficacy of the
pilot program;
(B) how the pilot program affected force readiness;
and
(C) any recommendations by the Secretary to improve
the pilot program.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered member'' means a member of the Armed
Forces serving on active duty who meets any of the following
criteria:
(A) The member has been diagnosed with prediabetes.
(B) The member has been diagnosed with type 2
diabetes and does not take insulin.
(C) The member has had gestational diabetes.
(D) The member is overweight or obese.
(2) The term ``Individual Medical Readiness program'' means
the program specified in Department of Defense Instruction
6025.19, or successor instruction.
(3) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that
term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
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