Bills · S 3515
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 3515Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly select a joint uniform credentialing and privileging system for medical providers, and for other purposes.
INTRO DEC 16· LAST ACTION DEC 16
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because it aims to make the healthcare systems for active military personnel and veterans more efficient. Currently, the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs use separate systems to verify the qualifications and approve medical staff, which can lead to delays, duplicated effort, and difficulties when medical providers need to work in both systems or transfer between them. This can slow down getting qualified staff into positions where they are needed, potentially impacting access to care.
If this bill becomes law, it would force these two large government healthcare providers to adopt a single, shared system. This change could mean less paperwork, faster onboarding of medical professionals, and smoother transitions for providers moving from military service to veteran care. This could ultimately improve the quality and availability of healthcare for service members and veterans by ensuring that medical staff can be credentialed and deployed more quickly and effectively, addressing a common frustration regarding bureaucratic hurdles in government services.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Requires the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint report on their current medical provider credentialing and privileging systems within 120 days of the bill's enactment.
This report is crucial for understanding the existing systems, their flaws, and how a unified system could improve efficiency.
PROVISION 02
Directs the Secretaries to jointly select a single, uniform credentialing and privileging system from their existing ones by January 1, 2027.
This provision mandates the actual consolidation and selection of a shared system, which is the core goal of the bill.
PROVISION 03
Ensures the selected joint system has the capability to import and share medical provider qualification and work permission information.
This capability is essential for the system to achieve its purpose of streamlining processes and improving data portability between departments.
PROVISION 04
Requires the Secretaries to certify to Congress by January 1, 2028, that the selected joint system has been fully implemented and is working.
This provides an accountability mechanism to ensure that the directed changes are actually put into practice.
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSDEC 16
Introduced in Senate
DEC 16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 3515
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedDec 16, 2025
Last actionDec 16, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED DEC 16, 2025
Senate BillS 3515Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly select a joint uniform credentialing and privileging system for medical providers, and for other purposes.
INTRODUCED DEC 16, 2025· LAST ACTION DEC 16, 2025
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