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 117 STAT. 1524

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

Subtitle F—Other Matters SEC. 661. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF SPECIAL PAYS AND ALLOWANCES FOR FREQUENTLY DEPLOYED MEMBERS. Deadline.

Not later than April 1, 2004, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report regarding the adequacy of special pays and allowances for members of the Armed Forces who are frequently deployed away from their permanent duty stations for periods of less than 30 days. The report shall include an assessment of the eligibility requirements for the family separation allowance under section 427 of title 37, United States Code, including those relating to required duration of absences from the permanent duty station.

TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Enhanced Benefits for Reserves Sec. 701. Medical and dental screening for Ready Reserve members alerted for mobilization. Sec. 702. Coverage for Ready Reserve members under TRICARE program. Sec. 703. Earlier eligibility date for TRICARE benefits for members of reserve components. Sec. 704. Temporary extension of transitional health care benefits. Sec. 705. Assessment of needs of Reserves for health care benefits. Sec. 706. Limitation on fiscal year 2004 outlays for temporary Reserve health care programs. Sec. 707. TRICARE beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators for reserve component beneficiaries. Sec. 708. Eligibility of Reserve officers for health care pending orders to active duty following commissioning. Subtitle B—Other Benefits Improvements Sec. 711. Acceleration of implementation of chiropractic health care for members on active duty. Sec. 712. Reimbursement of covered beneficiaries for certain travel expenses relating to specialized dental care. Sec. 713. Eligibility for continued health benefits coverage extended to certain members of uniformed services. Sec. 714. Authority for designated providers to enroll covered beneficiaries with other primary health insurance coverage. Subtitle C—Planning, Programming, and Management Sec. 721. Permanent extension of authority to enter into personal services contracts for the performance of health care responsibilities at locations other than military medical treatment facilities. Sec. 722. Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund valuations and contributions. Sec. 723. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard. Sec. 724. Plan for providing health coverage information to members, former members, and dependents eligible for certain health benefits. Sec. 725. Transfer of certain members of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee to the Uniform Formulary Beneficiary Advisory Panel under the pharmacy benefits program. Sec. 726. Working group on military health care for persons reliant on health care facilities at military installations to be closed or realigned. Sec. 727. Joint program for development and evaluation of integrated healing care practices for members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

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