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 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 115 STAT. 1167 ''§1111. Establishment and purpose of Fund; definitions; authority to enter into agreements". (3) The item relating to section 1111 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 56 of such title is amended to read as follows: "1111. Establishment and purpose of Fund; definitions; authority to enter into agreements.". (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendments made by this section 10 USC iill shall take effect as if included in the enactment of chapter 56 ^°^- of title 10, United States Code, by section 713(a)(1) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A- 179). (g) FIRST YEAR CONTRIBUTIONS.— With respect to contributions lo use iiie under section 1116(a) of title 10, United States Code, for the first note. year that the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund is established under chapter 56 of such title, if the Board of Actuaries is unable to execute its responsibilities with respect to such section, the Secretary of Defense may make contributions under such section using methods and assumptions developed by the Secretary. Subtitle C—Studies and Reports SEC. 721. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF HEALTH CARE COV- ERAGE OF MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THE NATIONAL GUARD. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY. — The Comptroller General shall carry out a study of the needs of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and the National Guard and their families for health care benefits. The study shall include the following: (1) An analysis of how members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and the National Guard currently obtain coverage for health care benefits when not on active duty, together with statistics on enrollments in health care benefits plans, including— (A) the percentage of such members who are not covered by an employer health benefits plan; (B) the percentage of such members who are not covered by an individual health benefits plan; and (C) the percentage of such members who are not covered by any health insurance or other health benefits plan. (2) An assessment of the disruptions in health benefits coverage that a mobilization of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and the National Guard causes for the members and their families. (3) An assessment of the cost and effectiveness of various options for preventing or reducing disruptions described in paragraph (2), including— (A) providing health care benefits to all members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and the National Guard and their families through the TRICARE program, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, or otherwise;

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