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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3363

(3) To provide information to assist members and former members identified in subsection (a) in getting medical evaluations to help clarify linkages between their disease and their service aboard Navy ships. (4) To provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with data and information for the effective evaluation of veterans who may seek care for sarcoidosis. (c) IMPLEMENTATION AND REPORT.—Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall begin the outreach program. Not later than one year after beginning the program, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results of the outreach program. SEC. 747. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEWS OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEDEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROJECTS ON SHARING OF HEALTH CARE RESOURCES.

(a) JOINT INCENTIVES PROGRAM.—Section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). (b) HEALTH CARE RESOURCES SHARING AND COORDINATION PROJECT.—Section 722 of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–314; 116 Stat. 2595; 38 U.S.C. 8111 note) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (h); (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h); and (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘based on recommendations’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘as determined by the Secretaries based on information available to the Secretaries to warrant such action.’’. SEC. 748. PANDEMIC AVIAN FLU PREPAREDNESS.

(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts within the Department of Defense to prepare for pandemic influenza, including pandemic avian influenza. The Secretary shall address the following, with respect to military personnel, dependents of military personnel on military installations, and civilian personnel within the Department of Defense: (1) The procurement of vaccines, antivirals, and other medicines, and medical supplies, including personal protective equipment, particularly those that must be imported. (2) Protocols for the allocation and distribution of vaccines and medicines among high priority personnel. (3) Public health protection and containment measures that may be implemented on military bases and other facilities, including risk communication, quarantine, travel restrictions, and other isolation precautions. (4) Communication with Department of Defense-affiliated health providers about pandemic preparedness and response. (5) Surge capacity for the provision of medical care during pandemics.

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