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 119 STAT. 3352

PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

preventive health care screening and periodic comprehensive physical examinations in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense that reflect morbidity and mortality risks associated with the military service, age, and gender of the member; and’’; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘annually to the Secretary concerned’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘to the Secretary concerned on an annual basis documentation of the medical and dental readiness of the member to perform military duties.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of such section is amended by striking ‘‘periodic’’. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is amended in the item relating to section 10206 by striking ‘‘periodic’’. SEC.

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REPORT ON DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS THROUGH THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than February 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the delivery of health care benefits through the military health care system. (b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An analysis of the organization and costs of delivering health care benefits to current and retired members of the Armed Forces and their families. (2) An analysis of the costs of ensuring medical readiness throughout the Armed Forces in support of national security objectives. (3) An assessment of the role of health benefits in the recruitment and retention of members of the Armed Forces, whether in the regular components or the reserve components of the Armed Forces. (4) An assessment of the experience of the military departments during fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005 in recruitment and retention of military and civilian medical and dental personnel, whether in the regular components or the reserve components of the Armed Forces, in light of military and civilian medical manpower requirements. (5) A description of requirements for graduate medical education for military medical care providers and options for meeting such requirements, including civilian medical training programs. (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In addition to the matters specified in subsection (b), the report under subsection (a) shall also include such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Secretary considers necessary to improve efficiency and quality in the provision of health care benefits through the military health care system, including recommendations on— (1) the organization and delivery of health care benefits; (2) mechanisms required to measure costs more accurately; (3) mechanisms required to measure quality of care, and access to care, more accurately; (4) Department of Defense participation in the Medicare Advantage Program, formerly Medicare plus Choice;

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