PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1695 SEC. 720. CLARIFICATION OF CONDITIONS ON EXPANSION OF CHAMPUS REFORM INITIATIVE TO OTHER LOCATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Subsection (a) of section 712 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102- 484; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended— (1) by inserting "(1)" after "CONDITION.— "; (2) in the second sentence, by inserting after "cost-effectiveness of the initiative" the following: "(while assuring that the combined cost of care in military treatment facilities and under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services will not be increased as a result of the expansion)"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) To the extent any revision of the CHAMPUS reform initiative is necessary in order to make the certification required by this subsection, the Secretary shall assure that enrolled covered beneficiaries may obtain health care services with reduced outof-pocket costs, as compared to standard CHAMPUS.". (b) DEFINITION. —Subsection (d) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) The terms 'Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services' and 'CHAMPUS' have the meaning given the term 'Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services' in section 1072(4) of title 10, United States Code.". SEC. 721. REPORT REGARDING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS FOR THE SALE OF PHARMACEUTICALS. Section 702 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1079 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: "(f) ADDITIONAL REPORT REGARDING PROGRAMS.—Not later than January 1, 1994, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report containing— "(1) an evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of increasing the size of those areas determined by the Secretary under subsection (c)(2) to be adversely affected by the closure of a health care facility of the uniformed services in order to increase the number of persons described in such subsection who will be eligible to participate in the demonstration project for pharmaceuticals by mail or in the retail pharmacy network under this section; "(2) an evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the demonstration project and the retail pharmacy network under this section to include all covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, including those persons currently excluded from participation in the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services by operation of section 1086(d)(l) of such title; "(3) an estimation of the costs that would be incurred, and any savings that would be achieved by improving efficiencies of operation, as a result of undertaking the increase or expansion described in paragraph (1) or (2); and "(4) such recommendations as the Secretary considers to be appropriate.".
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