June 5, 2025
Mr. Buchanan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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.
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.