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 116 STAT. 2594 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 of policy interest to Congress consistent with the intent of such subtitle. "(C) A description of enhancements of access to care of beneficiaries of both Departments that came about as a result of new sharing approaches brought about by such subtitle. "(D) A description of proposals for which funds are provided through the joint incentives program under subsection (d), together with a description of their results or status at the time of the report, including access improvements, savings, and quality-of-care enhancements they brought about, and a description of any additional use of funds made available under subsection (d). "(4) In addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (2) and (3), the two Secretaries shall include in the annual report under this subsection for each year through 2008 the following: "(A) A description of the measures taken, or planned to be taken, to implement the health resources sharing project under section 722 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 and any cost savings anticipated, or cost sharing achieved, at facilities participating in the project, including information on improvements in access to care, quality, and timeliness, as well as impediments encountered and legislative recommendations to ameliorate such impediments. "(B) A description of the use of the waiver authority provided by section 722(d)(1) of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, including— "(i) a statement of the numbers and types of requests for waivers under that section of administrative policies that have been made during the period covered by the report and, for each such request, an explanation of the content of each request, the intended purpose or result of the requested waiver, and the disposition of each request; and "(ii) descriptions of any new administrative policies that enhance the success of the project. "(5) In addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the two Secretaries shall include in the annual report under this subsection for each year through 2009 a report on the pilot program for graduate medical education under section 725 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, including activities under the program during the preceding year and each Secretary's assessment of the efficacy of providing education and training under that program. "(g) DEFINITIONS. —For the purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'beneficiary' means a person who is a primary beneficiary of the Department of Veterans Affairs or of the Department of Defense. "(2) The term 'direct health care' means health care provided to a beneficiary in a medical facility operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. "(3) The term 'head of a medical facility' (A) with respect to a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, means the director of the facility, and (B) with respect to a medical facility of the Department of Defense, means the medical or dental officer in charge or the contract surgeon in charge.

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