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 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2067 (2) The Comptroller General shall review the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1). In carrying out the review, the Comptroller General shall— (A) assess the validity of the processes used in the evaluation; and (B) assess the validity of any findings under the evaluation, including any limitations with respect to the data contained in the evaluation as a result of the size and design of the demonstration project. (3)(A) The Secretary shall submit a report on the results of the evaluation under paragraph (1), together with the evaluation, to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives not later than December 31, 2002. (B) The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the Reports, results of the review under paragraph (2) to the committees referred to in subparagraph (A) not later than February 15, 2003. (c) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. —(1) An individual is eligible to participate under this section if the individual is a member or former member of the uniformed services described in section 1074(b) of title 10, United States Code, a dependent of the member described in section 1076(a)(2)(B) or 1076(b) of that title, or a dependent of a member of the uniformed services who died while on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, who— (A) is 65 years of age or older; (B) is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); (C) is enrolled in the supplemental medical insurance program under part B of such title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.); and (D) resides in an area selected by the Secretary under subsection (c). (d) AREAS OF IMPLEMENTATION. —(1) The Secretary shall carry out the demonstration project under this section in two separate areas selected by the Secretary. (2) The areas selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be as follows: (A) One area shall be an area outside the catchment area of a military medical treatment facility in which— (i) no eligible organization has a contract in effect under section 1876 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) and no Medicare+Choice organization has a contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395W-21); or (ii) the aggregate number of enrollees with an eligible organization with a contract in effect under section 1876 of that Act or with a Medicare+Choice organization with a contract in effect under part C of title XVIII of that Act is less than 2.5 percent of the total number of individuals in the area who are entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of that Act. (B) The other area shall be an area outside the catchment area of a military medical treatment facility in which— (i) at least one eligible organization has a contract in effect under section 1876 of that Act or one

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