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 105 STAT. 1404 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 is necessary in order to ensure adequate access for covered beneficiaries to health care services under this chapter.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1105, as added by section 715, the following new item: "1106. Submittal of claims under CHAMPUS.". 10 USC 1106 (b) REGULATIONS.—The regulations required by section 1106 of "°*^® title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be prescribed to take effect not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 717. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT ARMED FORCES HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIPS BE TARGETED TOWARD CRITI- CALLY NEEDED WARTIME SKILLS. Section 2124 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "except that—" and all that follows through the period and inserting in lieu thereof "except that the total number of persons so designated may not, at any time, exceed 6,000.". SEC. 718. LIMITATION ON REDUCTIONS IN NUMBER OF MEDICAL PERSON- NEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) REVISION OF EXISTING LIMITATION.— Section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101- 10 USC 115 510; 104 Stat. 1582) is amended— "° ^- (1) in subsection (a), by striking out "medical personnel below" and all that follows through "September 30, 1989," and inserting in lieu thereof "medical personnel of the Department of Defense below the baseline number"; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting "medical" after "military"; and (3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following new paragraph: "(3) llie term 'baseline number' means the number equal to the sum of 12,510 and the number of medical personnel of the Department of Defense serving on September 30, 1989, excluding commissioned officers of the Navy.". 10 USC 115 (b) MINIMUM NUMBER OF NAVY HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.— "°**- Of the total number of officers authorized to be serving on active duty in the Navy on the last day of a fiscal year, 12,510 shall be available only for assignment to duties in health profession specialties. SEC. 719. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR THE USE OF DIAGNOSIS-RE- LATED GROUPS FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT. Section 724 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (103 Stat. 1478; 10 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by striking out "October 1, 1991" and inserting in lieu thereof " October 1, 1993". SEC. 720. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF THE COMPOSITE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AT A MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITY WHEN COST EFFECTIVE. Section 704(h) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 3900), as added by section 717(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1586), is amended by

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