REPORT ON EFFECT OF CLOSURE OF FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, COLORADO, ON PROVISION OF CARE TO MILITARY PERSONNEL, RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

SEC. 747. REPORT ON EFFECT OF CLOSURE OF FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, COLORADO, ON PROVISION OF CARE TO MILITARY PERSONNEL, RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. (a) Effect of Closure on Members Experiencing Health Difficulties Associated With Persian Gulf Syndrome.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) assesses the effects of the closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colorado, on the capability of the Department of Defense to provide appropriate and adequate health care to members and former members of the Armed Forces who suffer from undiagnosed illnesses (or combination of illnesses) as a result of service in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf conflict; and (2) describes the plans of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army to ensure that adequate and appropriate health care is provided to such members for such illnesses (or combination of illnesses). 110 STAT. 388 (b) Effect of Closure on Other Covered Beneficiaries.— The report required by subsection (a) shall also include— (1) an assessment of the effects of the closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center on the capability of the Department of Defense to provide appropriate and adequate health care to the dependents of members and former members of the Armed Forces and retired members and their dependents who currently obtain care at the medical center; and (2) a description of the plans of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army to ensure that adequate and appropriate health care is provided to such persons, as called for in the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense for the closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center.