; 10 U.S.C. 1073a note). B Health Care Administration 711. Modification of requirement to transfer research and development and public health functions to the Defense Health Agency (a) In general Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Not later than September 30, 2022, and inserting Not later than September 30, 2024, and subject to subsection (f), ; (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and (3) by inserting, after subsection (e), the following new subsection (f): (f) Exception to establishment of additional DHA organizations At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, a military department may retain a function that would otherwise be transferred to the Defense Health Agency under subsection (e) if the Secretary of Defense determines the function— (1) addresses a need that is unique to the military department; and (2) is in direct support of operating forces and necessary to execute strategies relating to national security and defense. . (b) Briefing update Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate an update to the briefing under section 720(b) of the James F. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ; 10 U.S.C. 1073c note), including— (1) a description of each function that the Secretary has determined to retain in a military department pursuant to subsection (f) of section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)