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12 2 STA T . 1 93PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 (d)REP E ALOFSU PE RS E D ED RE Q U I RE M E NT S AND A UT H ORIT Y.— S ection723 o f t h e Na tiona lD efen s eA u tho r i z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 2 0 0 4 ( 1 0 U .S. C . 1073 note) is re p ealed , effecti v easof O cto b er 1, 2007. (e) DEFINITIONS.— I n this section

(1) T he ter m‘ ‘TRICAR E E x tra ’ ’ means the option of the TRICARE pro g ram under w hich TRICARE Standard bene - ficiaries ma y obtain discounts on cost-sharing as a result of using TRICARE networ k providers. (2) The term ‘‘TRICARE P rime’’ means the managed care option of the TRICARE program. (3) The term ‘‘TRICARE Prime service area’’ means a geographic area designated by the Department of Defense in which managed care support contractors develop a managed care network under TRICARE Prime. (4) The term ‘‘TRICARE Standard’’ means the option of the TRICARE program that is also known as the Civilian H ealth and M edical Program of the Uniformed Services, as defined in section 1072(4) of title 10, United States Code. ( 5 ) The term ‘‘TRICARE Reserve Select’’ means the option of the TRICARE program that allows members of the Selected Reserve to enroll in TRICARE Standard, pursuant to section 107 6 d of title 10, United States Code. (6) The term ‘‘member of the Selected Reserve’’ means a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. (7) The term ‘‘United States’’ means the United States (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), its possessions (as defined in such section), and the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico. SEC.712 . R E PO R T O N TR AI NIN G IN PRESER V ATION O F RE M AINS U N D ER COM B AT OR COMBAT - RE L ATED CONDITIONS. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the re q uirements of section 567 of the J ohn W arner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public L aw 10 9– 364

120 Stat. 2224; 10 U.S.C. 14 8 1 note). (b) MATTERS CO V ERED.—The report shall include a detailed description of the implementation of such section, including— (1) where the training program is taking place; (2) who is providing the training; (3) the number of each type of military health care profes- sional trained to date; and (4) what the training covers. (c) DEADLINE.—The report required by this section shall be submitted not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 71 3 . REPORT ON PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVE Y S. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2008, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the ongoing patient satisfaction surveys taking place in Department of Defense inpatient and outpatient settings at military treatment facilities. (b) CONTENT.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: