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Provisions in a pair of must-pass pieces of legislation making their way through the House of Representatives could go some way toward addressing what advocates say is a lingering crisis in access to health care for DoD employees in Japan \u2014 particularly for the more than 6,000 members of the department\u2019s civilian workforce who serve there.\nOne of the provisions, part of the 2024 defense authorization bill the House approved on Friday, would order U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the geographic combatant command responsible for military forces in the region, to conduct a study on whether the personnel who support its missions are getting the health care they need to keep doing everything they do.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices