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 101 STAT. 1120

PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on— (1) the level of risk, as of the date of the report, to be assumed by contractors under the request for proposals for the CHAMPUS reform initiative demonstration project required by W section 702(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987; and (2) whether any alteration in that level of risk has been made from the time that the original request for proposals was issued. Contracts. 10 USC 1073 note.

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Contracts. 10 USC 1073 note.

(e) REQUIREMENT FOR AVAILABILITY OF ADDITIONAL INSURANCE

COVERAGE.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall make every effort to enter into an agreement, similar to the one being negotiated with a private insurer on the date of the enactment of this Act, that would provide an insurance plan that meets the requirements described in paragraph (3). (2) If an agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is not entered into before a request for proposals with respect to the second phase of the CHAMPUS reform initiative is issued, the Secretary shall provide for an insurance plan which meets the requirements described in paragraph (3) through either of the following means: (A) By including, in any request for proposals with respect to the second (and any subsequent) phase of the CHAMPUS reform initiative, a requirement for the contractor to offer an option to elect an insurance plan which meets the requirements described in paragraph (3). (B) By including, in any request for proposals for a contract to process claims for CHAMPUS, a requirement for the contractor (known as a fiscal intermediary) to offer an option to elect an insurance plan which meets the requirements described in paragraph (3). (3) The insurance plan requirements referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) are the following: (A) At the election of the individual, the plan shall be available to an individual losing eligibility (by reason of discharge, release from active duty, a change in family status (including divorce or annulment, or, in the case of a child, reaching age 22), or other similar reason) to be a covered beneficiary under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code. (B) The plan shall provide for coverage of benefits similar to the coverage of benefits available to the individual under CHAMPUS, regardless of any pre-existing condition. (C) The plan shall provide that enrollees in the plan shall pay the full periodic charges for the benefit coverage. (f) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the purpose of entering into a contract for the demonstration phase of the CHAMPUS reform initiative required by section 702(a)(l) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 until the requirements of section 702(a)(4) of such Act (as added by subsection (a)) are met. (2) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the purpose of requesting a proposal for the second (or any subsequent) phase of the CHAMPUS reform initiative as described in section 702(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 until the requirements of paragraph (2) of section 702(c) of such Act (as added by subsection (c)) are met. . ^,.... > *,....».,.,rt#

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