PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-175 (b) MEDICAL BENEFITS. —Section 1079(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "one-year period" in the second sentence and inserting "three-year period". SEC. 705. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR USE OF CON- TRACT PHYSICIANS AT MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESS- ING STATIONS AND ELSEWHERE OUTSIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. Section 1091(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "December 31, 2000" in the second sentence and inserting "December 31, 2002". SEC. 706. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPI- ENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074g the following new section:
- § 1074h. Medical and dental care: medal of honor recipients;
dependents "(a) MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.— ^A former member of the armed forces who is a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if entitled to retired pay. "(b) IMMEDIATE DEPENDENTS. —^A person who is an immediate dependent of a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if the Medal of Honor recipient were, or (if deceased) was at the time of death, entitled to retired pay. "(c) DEFINITIONS. —In this section: "(1) The term 'Medal of Honor recipient' means a person who has been awarded a medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of this title or section 491 of title 14. "(2) The term 'immediate dependent' means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 1072(2) of this title.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074g the following new item: "1074h. Medical and dental care: medal of honor recipients; dependents.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— Section 1074h of title 10, United States Code, shall apply with respect to medical and dental care provided on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subtitle B—Senior Health Care SEC. 711. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRICARE SENIOR PHARMACY PRO- GRAM. (a) EXPANSION OF TRICARE SENIOR PHARMACY PROGRAM.— Section 723 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2068; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended—
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