Text of Senate Amendment 6015

On 2026-06-23, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6015" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6015

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3145] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6015. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Ms. Rosen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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__. INTEROPERABLE CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Domestic Policy Council, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the medical provider credentialing and privileging systems in use by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: (A) A description of the scope and scale of the medical provider credentialing and privileging systems in use by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (B) A description of the type of data stored on each system. (C) A description of the portability of provider credentialing and privileging information under each system. (D) A description of the interoperability between provider credentialing systems. (E) A description of the risk management system, adverse actions, cross-agency stewardship responsibilities, auditability, and governance of each system. (F) A description of the limitations and gaps in the interoperability, implementation, and administration of each system. (G) Recommendations for scaling each system and addressing gaps in the interoperability and administration of each system, or using a new system, with the goal of achieving an interoperable system or systems to be used by both the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (b) Selection.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Domestic Policy Council, shall jointly consider appropriate systems in use or not in use by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as an interoperable credentialing and privileging system or systems for both the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (c) Capability of Systems.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the credentialing and privileging system or systems selected under subsection (b) have the capability to import and share provider credentialing and privileging information, including governance information, audit information, data stewardship information necessary to support privileging decisions, and any other necessary information related thereto. (d) Certification of Implementation.-- (1) Credentialing systems.--Not later than January 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written certification that the interoperable credentialing system or systems selected under subsection (b) have been implemented and are operational. (2) Privileging systems.--Not later than January 1, 2029, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a written certification that the interoperable privileging system or systems selected under subsection (b) have been implemented and are operational. (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. ______