H.R. 3636 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Defense verifies that health care professionals of the military departments are appropriately licensed.

This section revises the licensure verification requirement under 10 U.S.C. §1094(b) for health-care professionals providing independent care at Department of Defense (DoD) facilities by transferring primary responsibility from the commanding officer of each facility to the Secretary of Defense. It further requires the Secretary to establish a centralized credentialing system enabling commanding officers to verify licenses regardless of facility location or armed force served, with at least 90% of verifications for professionals without adverse records completed within seven days of request. (As background, §1094 generally requires such professionals to hold current, unrestricted licenses, subject to limited waivers by the Secretary.)