PUBLIC LAW 106-398 —APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-201 assigned to such position on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) may apply, in the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, to a deputy commander, a managed care coordinator of such a facility, or a lead agent for coordinating the delivery of such health care, who is assigned to such position before the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 761. STUDIES ON FEASIBILITY OF SHARING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FACILITY. (a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— (1) The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a study on the feasibility of the Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, sharing a biomedical research facility with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii for the purpose of making more efficient use of funding for biomedical research. (2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct a study on the feasibility of the Little Rock Medical Facility, Arkansas, sharing a biomedical research facility with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for the purpose of making more efficient use of funding for biomedical research. (3) The biomedical research facilities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) would include a clinical research center and facilities for educational, academic, and laboratory research. (b) REPORTS.— Not later than March 1, 2001— (1) the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the study conducted under subsection (a)(1); and (2) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to such committees a report on the study conducted under subsection (a)(2). SEC. 762. STUDY ON COMPARABILITY OF COVERAGE FOR PHYSICAL, SPEECH, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIES. (a) STUDY REQUIRED. — The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study comparing coverage and reimbursement for covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, for physical, speech, and occupational therapies under the TRICARE program and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services to coverage and reimbursement for such therapies by insurers under Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. The study shall examine the following: (1) Types of services covered. (2) Whether prior authorization is required to receive such services. (3) Reimbursement limits for services covered. (4) Whether services are covered on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. (b) REPORT. —Not later than March 31, 2001, the Secretary shall submit a report on the findings of the study conducted under this section to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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