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 116 STAT. 2598 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 (i) TERMINATION.— (1) The project, and the authority provided by this section, shall terminate on September 30, 2007. (2) The two Secretaries jointly may terminate the performance of the project at any site when the performance of the project at that site fails to meet performance expectations of the Secretaries, based on recommendations from the Comptroller General under subsection (h) or on other information available to the Secretaries to warrant such action. SEC. 723. REPORT ON IMPROVED COORDINATION AND SHARING OF HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH CARE RESOURCES FOL- LOWING DOMESTIC ACTS OF TERRORISM OR DOMESTIC USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. (a) JOINT REVIEW.— The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly review the adequacy of current processes and existing statutory authorities and policy governing the capability of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide health care to members of the Armed Forces following domestic acts of terrorism or domestic use of weapons of mass destruction, both before and after any declaration of national emergency. Such review shall include a determination of the adequacy of current authorities in providing for the coordination and sharing of health care resources between the two Departments in such cases, particularly before the declaration of a national emergency. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— The two Secretaries shall include a joint report on the review under subsection (a), including any recommended legislative changes, shall be submitted to Congress as part of the fiscal year 2004 budget submission to Congress. 10 USC 1074g SEC. 724. INTEROPERABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS note. AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHARMACY DATA SYS- TEMS. (a) INTEROPERABILITY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall seek to ensure that on or before October 1, 2004, the Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacy data system and the Department of Defense pharmacy data system (known as the "Pharmacy Data Transaction System") are interoperable for both Department of Defense beneficiaries and Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiaries by achieving real-time interface, data exchange, and checking of prescription drug data of outpatients, and using national standards for the exchange of outpatient medication information. (b) ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENT.—If the interoperability specified in subsection (a) is not achieved by October 1, 2004, as determined jointly by the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall adopt the Department of Defense Pharmacy Data Transaction System for use by the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system. Deadline. Such system shall be fully operational not later than October 1, 2005. (c) IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE REQUIRE- MENT. — The Secretary of Defense shall transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or shall otherwise bear the cost of, an amount sufficient to cover three-fourths of the cost to the Department

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