A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out joint reviews relating to interdepartmental cooperation in the delivery of medical care by the departments.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) should be commended for their cooperative efforts in the delivery of medical care; (2) DOD and VA should continue to explore new opportunities to enhance the availability and delivery of medical care to beneficiaries by further enhancing such cooperative efforts; and (3) such enhanced cooperation is encouraged for the general areas of access to quality medical care, identification and elimination of impediments to cooperation, and joint research and program development and for the specific areas in which there is significant potential to achieve progress in cooperation in a short term, including computerization of patient records systems, VA participation in TRICARE, pharmaceutical programs, and joint physical examinations. Directs the DOD and VA Secretaries to jointly conduct: (1) a survey of their respective medical care beneficiary populations to identify the expectations of, requirements for, and behavior patterns of such beneficiaries with respect to medical care; and (2) a review of impediments to cooperation in the delivery of medical care. Requires repor…