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 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 110 STAT. 381 "(5) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other Regulations. administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations to establish limitations (similar to the limitations established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)) on beneficiary liability for charges of an individual health care professional (or other noninstitutional health care provider).". (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. —Paragraph (2) of such subsection is amended by striking out "paragraph (1)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (1)(A)". (e) REPORT ON EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS.—Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the effect of the amendments made by this section on the ability or willingness of individual health care professionals and other noninstitutional health care providers to participate in the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. SEC. 732. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN CHAMPUS COVERED BENE- FICIARIES OF LOSS OF CHAMPUS ELIGIBILITY. Section 1086(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) The administering Secretaries shall develop a mechanism by which persons described in paragraph (1) who satisfy only the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), but not subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, are promptly notified of their ineligibility for health benefits under this section. In developing the notification mechanism, the administering Secretaries shall consult with the administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration.". SEC. 733. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR MEDICAL TREAT- MENT FACILITIES OF THE COAST GUARD. (a) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. —Section 1091(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after "Secretary of Defense" the following: ", with respect to medical treatment facilities of the Department of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to medical treatment facilities of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy,"; and (2) by striking out "medical treatment facilities of the Department of Defense" and inserting in lieu thereof "such facilities". (b) RATIFICATION OF EXISTING CONTRACTS.— Any exercise of lo use i09i authority under section 1091 of title 10, United States Code, to note. enter into a personal services contract on behalf of the Coast Guard before the effective date of the amendments made by subsection (a) is hereby ratified. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection lo use I09i (a) shall take effect as of October 1, 1995. note. SEC. 734. IDENTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PAYER SITUATIONS. Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(k)(l) To improve the administration of this section and sections 1079(j)(l) and 1086(d) of this title, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, may prescribe regulations providing for the collection of information regarding insurance, medical service, or health plans of third-party payers held by covered beneficiaries.

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