He introduced the Military Family PROTECT Act with Senator Gillibrand (D-NY), which was codified into law. Thom has also worked across the aisle to prevent domestic violence and child abuse. Thom secured a provision in the FY2019 NDAA which requires the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to establish policies and procedures to extend the same Title IX protections for students at civilian schools to students at DoDEA schools who are victims of sexual harassment. Thom took action following an Associated Press investigation on the prevalence of juvenile sexual assault and harassment on military bases. Set the stage for memoranda of agreement between the Department of Defense and institutions of higher education to improve and sustain operational medical force readiness and possibly serve as a productive recruiting ground for new military physicians.Ĭombatting juvenile sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.Required the Secretary of Defense to enter into centrally-managed, performance-based contracts with private sector entities to improve the delivery of health care services at military treatment facilities with limited ability to provide services such as primary care or expanded-hours urgent care.Established high performance military-civilian integrated health delivery systems, which would foster innovation in military treatment facilities, enhance operational medical force readiness, and improve access to specialized medical care.TRICARE is the military health plan for servicemembers, military retirees, and their families. Thom secured several key provisions in the FY2017 NDAA that reformed TRICARE by increasing collaboration between the military and private sector. Leading the effort to modernize and improve health care for servicemembers and their families