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 PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

101 STAT. 1119

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(1) a description of any results of the demonstration project; (2) a comparison of the costs of providing health care under the system used in the demonstration project with the costs of providing health care under CHAMPUS and under other alternative health care delivery systems; and (3) an analysis and evaluation of the benefits of incorporating the health care management techniques demonstrated by the project into the military health care system as it exists at the time of the report or into such health care system in conjunction with any other health care delivery systems which have been or are being studied under another demonstration project. (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term "catchment area" means the area within approximately 40 miles of a medical facility of the uniformed services. (2) The term "CHAMPUS" has the meaning given such term by section 1072(4) of title 10, United States Code. (3) The term "covered beneficiary" means a beneficiary under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code.

SEC. 732. ADDITIONAL INITIATIVE

REQUIREMENTS

FOR

CHAMPUS

REFORM

(a) EVALUATION METHODOLOGY REQUIRED FOR DEMONSTRATION

PHASE OF CHAMPUS REFORM INITIATIVE.—(1) Section 702(a) of the

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 3899) is amended by adding at the end the lo use 1073 following new paragraph: note. "(4) The Secretary of Defense shall develop a methodology to be Reports. used in evaluating the results of the demonstration project required by paragraph (1) and shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on such methodology.". (2) Clause (i) of section 702(c)(l)(C) of such Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", evaluated in accordance with the methodology developed under subsection (a)(4)". (b) ONE CONTRACT PER CONTRACTOR ALLOWED UNDER SOUCITATION FOR DEMONSTRATION PHASE OF CHAMPUS REFORM INITIATIVE.—No

contractor may be awarded more than one contract for subregions I, II, and III under Solicitation No. MDA903-87-R-0047 (issued for the CHAMPUS reform initiative demonstration project required by section 702(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987). (c) LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE OF REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.—Sec-

tion 702(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) The Secretary may not issue a request for proposals with respect to the second (or any subsequent) phase of the CHAMPUS reform initiative until— "(A) all principal features of the demonstration project, including networks of providers of health care, have been in operation for not less than one year; and "(B) the expiration of 60 days after the date on which the report described in paragraph (I)(C) has been received by the committees referred to in such paragraph.". (d) REPORT ON RISK ASSUMPTION.—No later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall

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