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 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1399 SEC. 663. REPORT ON PROGRAMS. 10 USC 1174a Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the Secretary's assessment of the effectiveness of the programs established under sections 1174a and 1175 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sections 661 and 662. SEC. 664. LIMITED AUTHORITY TO WAIVE END STRENGTHS. 1(> USC 115 (a) AUTHORITY.— The Secretary of Defense may increase the end strength authorized for an armed force for fiscal year 1992 under section 401(a) by a number not greater than 2 percent of that end strength if the Secretary determines that it is in the interest of the United States to do so in order to avoid the necessity of involuntarily separating personnel of that armed force for the purpose of achieving that end strength. The authority in the preceding sentence is in addition to the authority under section 115(c)(l) of title 10, United States Code. (b) FUNDING INCREASED PERSONNEL COSTS. —(1) To the extent provided in appropriation Acts, the Secretary may transfer amounts available to the Department of Defense as necessary to meet increased personnel costs resulting from the exercise of the authority provided in subsection (a). (2) The transfer authority provided in paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this or any other Act. TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS PART A—HEALTH CARE SERVICES SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL DENTAL BENEFITS PLANS FOR DEPENDENTS. (a) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH.—Subsection (a)(1) of section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "dental benefit plans" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "basic and supplemental dental benefits plans"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "A member may not enroll in a supplemental dental benefits plan unless the member is also a member of a basic dental benefits plan.". (b) BENEFITS UNDER BASIC AND SUPPLEMENTAL DENTAL PLANS. — Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(d) BENEFITS AVAILABLE UNDER PLANS.—(1) A basic dental benefits plan established under subsection (a) may provide only the following benefits: "(A) Diagnostic, oral examination, and preventative services and palliative emergency care. "(B) Basic restorative services of amalgam and composite restorations and stainless steel crowns for primary teeth, and dental appliance repairs. "(2) In addition to the benefits available under a basic dental benefits plan, a supplemental dental benefits plan established under subsection (a) may provide such dental care benefits as the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the other administering Secretaries, considers to be appropriate.".

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