PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987
101 STAT. 1121
(g) CHAMPUS DEFINED.—In this section, the term "CHAMPUS" lo use 1073 has the meaning given such term by section 1072(4) of title 10, ^°United States Code. SEC. 733. MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ACQUISITION AMENDMENTS (a) TEST AND EVALUATION PHASE LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (a) of
section 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 3900) is amended to read as follows: "(a) LIMITATION ON TEST AND EVALUATION PHASE OF COMPOSITE Contracts. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.—With respect to the acquisition of a Depart- Reports. ment of Defense medical information system for use in all military medical treatment facilities, the Secretary may not award any contract for the operational test and evaluation phase for the Composite Health Care System referred to in subsection (b) until— "(1) the testing required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of that subsection is completed; "(2) the Armed Services Committees receive— "(A) the report submitted by the Secretary under subsection (b)(3); and "(B) the report submitted by the Comptroller General under subsection (b)(4).". (b) REPORTS ON TESTING.—Subsection (b)' of such section is amended by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: "(3) Not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date that the testing required by paragraphs (1) and (2) is completed, the Secretary shall— "(A) evaluate the competing medical information systems, based on the results of the testing; and "(B) submit to the Armed Services Committees a report on such evaluation. "(4) Not later than the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date that the Armed Services Committees receive the report submitted by the Secretary under paragraph (3), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Armed Services Committees a report describing— "(A) the results of the testing required by paragraphs (1) and (2); and "(B) the competitive acquisition process that the Secretary is following in selecting vendors for the operational test and evaluation phase of the Composite Health Care System.". (c) VA COMPUTER PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out "not later than October 1, 1987" and inserting in lieu thereof "on the same date as the date on ^'which the operational test and evaluation phase of the Composite Health Care System described in subsection (d) is completed". (2) Section 1203 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 718), is amended— (A) in subsection (c), by striking out "that are available" and all that follows through "expected to be completed" and inserting in lieu thereof "that are available and delivered in a form suitable for testing on the date on which the Secretary approves and accepts the software for the operational test and evaluation phase of the Composite Health Care System"; and (B) in subsection (e), by striking out ", and by the Secretary of each military department,".
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