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 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1535

(1) The term ‘‘eligible person’’ means a person eligible for health benefits under section 1079 or 1086 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term ‘‘TRICARE-authorized provider’’ means a facility, doctor, or other provider of health care services— (A) that meets the licensing and credentialing certification requirements in the State where the services are rendered; (B) that meets requirements under regulations relating to TRICARE for the type of health care services rendered; and (C) that has accepted reimbursement by the Secretary of Defense as payment for services rendered during the 12-month period preceding the date of the most recently updated provider information provided to households under the plan required by subsection (a). (d) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than March 31, 2004, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives the plan required by subsection (a), together with a schedule for implementation of the plan.

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SEC. 725. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE TO THE UNIFORM FORMULARY BENEFICIARY ADVISORY PANEL UNDER THE PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM.

Section 1074g of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘facilities,’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting ‘‘facilities and representatives of providers in facilities of the uniformed services.’’; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking ‘‘represent nongovernmental’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘represent— ‘‘(A) nongovernmental’’; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: ‘‘(B) contractors responsible for the TRICARE retail pharmacy program; ‘‘(C) contractors responsible for the national mail-order pharmacy program; and ‘‘(D) TRICARE network providers.’’. SEC. 726. WORKING GROUP ON MILITARY HEALTH CARE FOR PERSONS RELIANT ON HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO BE CLOSED OR REALIGNED.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 722 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the following new subsections: ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than December 31, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group on the provision of military health care to persons who rely for health care on health care facilities located at military installations— ‘‘(1) inside the United States that are selected for closure or realignment in the 2005 round of realignments and closures

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