Under the provision, a trained third party would have to be present for exams conducted by obstetrician-gynecologists at military treatment facilities.
After controversial amendment votes, a House committee advanced a bill early Friday morning that would authorize the largest defense budget in history.
The proposal would authorize the defense secretary to offer a discount on fuel at military exchanges that's equivalent to the price of the federal gas tax.
"Personnel in these paygrades have demonstrated a sustained history of superior performance ... that negate the requirement for annual periodic reporting."
