SELECTION OF MILITARY COMMANDERS AND DIRECTORS OF MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.

SEC. 722. [10 U.S.C. 1073c note] SELECTION OF MILITARY COMMANDERS AND DIRECTORS OF MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) In General.—Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish the common qualifications and core competencies required for an individual to serve as a military commander or director of a military medical treatment facility. (b) Objective.—The objective of the Secretary under this section shall be to ensure that each individual selected to serve as a military commander or director of a military medical treatment facility is highly qualified to serve as health system executive. (c) Standards.—In establishing common qualifications and core competencies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include standards with respect to the following: (1) Professional competence. (2) Moral and ethical integrity and character. (3) Formal education in health care executive leadership and in health care management. (4) Such other matters the Secretary determines to be appropriate.