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 113 STAT. 680 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 10 USC 1074g note. Deadline. 10 USC 1074g note. 10 USC 1074g note. Deadline. "(g) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, after consultation with the other administering Secretaries, promulgate regulations to carry out this section.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074f the following new item: "1074g. Pharmacy benefits program.". (b) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.— Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee required by section 1074g(b) of title 10, United States Code. (c) REPORTS REQUIRED. —Not later than April 1 and October 1 of fiscal years 2000 and 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on— (1) implementation of the uniform formulary required under subsection (a) of section 1074g of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)); (2) the results of a confidential survey conducted by the Secretary of prescribers for military medical treatment facilities and TRICARE contractors to determine— (A) during the most recent fiscal year, how often prescribers attempted to prescribe non-formulary or non-preferred prescription drugs, how often such prescribers were able to do so, and whether covered beneficiaries were able to fill such prescriptions vsdthout undue delay; (B) the understanding by prescribers of the reasons that military medical treatment facilities or civilian contractors preferred certain pharmaceuticals to others; and (C) the impact of any restrictions on access to nonformulary prescriptions on the clinical decisions of the prescribers and the aggregate cost, quality, and accessibility of health care provided to covered beneficiaries; (3) the operation of the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service required by subsection (e) of such section 1074g; and (4) any other actions taken by the Secretary to improve management of the pharmacy benefits program under such section. (d) STUDY FOR DESIGN OF PHARMACY BENEFIT FOR CERTAIN COVERED BENEFICIARIES.—(1) Not later than April 15, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit to Congress— (A) a study on a design for a comprehensive pharmacy benefit for covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who are entitled to benefits under part A, and enrolled under part B, of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (B) an estimate of the costs of implementing and operating such design. (2) The design described in paragraph (1)(A) shall incorporate the elements of the pharmacy benefits program required to be established under section 1074g of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)). SEC. 702. PROVISION OF CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 731 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended—

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