PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 387 the models used by each miHtary department for determining the appropriate wartime force level for medical personnel in the department. The study shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the modeling techniques used by each department. (2) An analysis of the data used in the models to identify medical personnel requirements. (3) An identification of the ability of the models to integrate personnel of reserve components to meet department requirements. (4) An evaluation of the ability of the Secretary of Defense to integrate the various modeling efforts into a comprehensive, coordinated plan for obtaining the optimum force level for wartime medical personnel. (b) REPORT OF STUDY.— Not later than June 30, 1996, the Comptroller General shall report to Congress on the results of the.study conducted under subsection (a). SEC. 746. REPORT ON IMPROVED ACCESS TO MILITARY HEALTH CARE FOR COVERED BENEFICIARIES ENTITLED TO MEDICARE. Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the feasibility, costs, and consequences for the military health care system of improving access to the system for covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who have limited access to military medical treatment facilities and are ineligible for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services under section 1086(d)(1) of such title. The alternatives that the Secretary shall consider to improve access for such covered beneficiaries shall include— (1) whether CHAMPUS should serve as a second payer for covered beneficiaries who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); and (2) whether such covered beneficiaries should be offered enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. SEC. 747. REPORT ON EFFECT OF CLOSURE OF FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, COLORADO, ON PROVISION OF CARE TO MILITARY PERSONNEL, RETIRED MILITARY PERSON- NEL, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. (a) EFFECT OF CLOSURE ON MEMBERS EXPERIENCING HEALTH DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME. —Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) assesses the effects of the closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colorado, on the capability of the Department of Defense to provide appropriate and adequate health care to members and former members of the Armed Forces who suffer from undiagnosed illnesses (or combination of illnesses) as a result of service in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf conflict; and (2) describes the plans of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army to ensure that adequate and appropriate health care is provided to such members for such illnesses (or combination of illnesses).
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