Text of Senate Amendment 6409

On 2026-06-24, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6409" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6409

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3535-S3537] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6409. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title VII, insert the following: SEC. 7___. PROHIBITION ON AND REVERSAL OF ACTIONS TO MODIFY SCOPE OF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED AT CERTAIN MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not take any action to carry out a service change described in subsection (c). (b) Reversal and Restoration.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the following actions: (1) Reverse any steps taken to carry out a service change described in subsection (c). (2) Restore personnel and clinical services affected by any such service change to the level existing as of March 3, 2026 (unless such level is otherwise modified by a provision of law enacted on or after such date). (c) Service Change Described.--A service change described in this subsection is a service change specified in the notification of service changes submitted by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate on March 4, 2026, pursuant to section 1073d(f) of title 10, United States Code, including the following: (1) Eisenhower army medical center, fort gordon, georgia.-- With respect to the Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia-- (A) converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center; (B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services; and (C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities. (2) 88th medical group, wright-patterson air force base, ohio.--With respect to the 88th Medical Group, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio-- (A) converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center with surgical capabilities; (B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services; (C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities; (D) closing pediatric cardiology services; and (E) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services. (3) Naval hospital beaufort, south carolina.--With respect to the Naval Hospital Beaufort, South Carolina-- (A) converting the military medical treatment facility from an inpatient hospital to an outpatient ambulatory care center; (B) discontinuing inpatient, operating, and emergency room services; (C) realigning medical manpower to other military medical treatment facilities; and (D) discontinuing contracts for chiropractic services. (4) 22d medical group, mcconnell air force base, kansas.-- With respect to the 22d Medical Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (5) 19th medical group, little rock air force base, arkansas.--With respect to the 19th Medical Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas-- (A) limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members; and [[Page S3536]] (B) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services. (6) 341st medical group, malmstrom air force base, montana.--With respect to the 341st Medical Group, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (7) 28th medical group, ellsworth air force base, south dakota.--With respect to the 28th Medical Group, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (8) 92d medical group, fairchild air force base, washington.--With respect to the 92d Medical Group, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (9) 90th medical group, francis e. warren air force base, wyoming.--With respect to the 90th Medical Group, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (10) 355th medical group, davis-monthan air force base, arizona.--With respect to the 355th Medical Group, Davis- Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (11) 9th medical group, beale air force base, california.-- With respect to the 9th Medical Group, Beale Air Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (12) 45th medical group, patrick space force base, florida.--With respect to the 45th Medical Group, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (13) 4th medical group, seymour johnson air force base, north carolina.--With respect to the 4th Medical Group, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (14) 20th medical group, shaw air force base, south carolina.--With respect to the 20th Medical Group, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina-- (A) limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members; and (B) discontinuing contracts for nutrition services. (15) 460th medical group, buckley space force base, colorado.--With respect to the 460th Medical Group, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (16) 27th special operations medical group, cannon air force base, new mexico.--With respect to the 27th Special Operations Medical Group, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (17) 412th medical group, edwards air force base, california.--With respect to the 412th Medical Group, Edwards Air Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (18) 30th medical group, vandenberg space force base, california.--With respect to the 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (19) Naval health clinic corpus christi, texas.--With respect to Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi, Texas, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members. (20) 23d medical group, moody air force base, georgia.-- With respect to the 23d Medical Group, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base. (21) 366th medical group, mountain home air force base, idaho.--With respect to the 366th Medical Group, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base. (22) 319th medical group, grand forks air force base, north dakota.--With respect to the 319th Medical Group, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base. (23) 61st medical squadron, los angeles space force base, california.--With respect to the 61st Medical Squadron, Los Angeles Space Force Base, California, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty and the dependents of such members living on base. (24) 78th medical group, robins air force base, georgia.-- With respect to the 78th Medical Group, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty. (25) 72d medical group, tinker air force base, oklahoma.-- With respect to the 72d Medical Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, limiting access to the military medical treatment facility only to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty. (26) 75th medical group, hill air force base, utah.--With respect to the 75th Medical