115 STAT. 1162 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 "(C) Repair of the device for normal wear and tear or damage. "(D) Replacement of the device if the device is lost or irreparably damaged or the cost of repair would exceed 60 percent of the cost of replacement. "(2) An augmentative communication device may be provided as a voice prosthesis under subsection (a)(15). "(3) A prosthetic device customized for a patient may be provided under this section only by a prosthetic practitioner who is qualified to customize the device, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the administering Secretaries.". SEC. 703. DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. (a) ITEMS AUTHORIZED.— Section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 702, is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)(12), by striking "such as wheelchairs, iron lungs, and hospital beds" and inserting "which"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f)(1) Items that may be provided to a patient under subsection (a)(12) include the following: "(A) Any durable medical equipment that can improve, restore, or maintain the function of a malformed, diseased, or injured body part, or can otherwise minimize or prevent the deterioration of the patient's function or condition. "(B) Any durable medical equipment that can maximize the patient's function consistent with the patient's physiological or medical needs. "(C) Wheelchairs. "(D) Iron lungs. "(E) Hospital beds. "(2) In addition to the authority to provide durable medical equipment under subsection (a)(12), any customization of equipment owned by the patient that is durable medical equipment authorized to be provided to the patient under this section or section 1079(a)(5) of this title, and any accessory or item of supply for any such equipment, may be provided to the patient if the customization, accessory, or item of supply is essential for— "(A) achieving therapeutic benefit for the patient; "(B) making the equipment serviceable; or "(C) otherwise assuring the proper functioning of the equipment.". (b) PROVISION OF ITEMS ON RENTAL BASIS. —Paragraph (5) of section 1079(a) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(5) Durable equipment provided under this section may be provided on a rental basis.". SEC. 704. REHABILITATIVE THERAPY. Section 1077(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by sections 702 and 703, is further amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph: "(17) Any rehabilitative therapy to improve, restore, or maintain function, or to minimize or prevent deterioration of function, of a patient when prescribed by a physician.". SEC. 705. REPORT ON MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.— The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study to determine the adequacy of the scope and
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