Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2315

 120 STAT. 2284

PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

TRICARE-eligible employee or spouse of such employee for health care or dental services under this chapter in accordance with the other provisions of this chapter. ‘‘(e) OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the other administering Secretaries, conduct outreach to inform covered beneficiaries who are entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program of the rights and responsibilities of such beneficiaries and employers under this section. ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘employer’ includes a State or unit of local government. ‘‘(2) The term ‘group health plan’ means a group health plan (as that term is defined in section 5000(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without regard to section 5000(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). ‘‘(3) The term ‘TRICARE-eligible employee’ means a covered beneficiary under section 1086 of this title entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program. ‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on January 1, 2008.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1097b the following new item: ‘‘1097c. TRICARE program: relationship with employer-sponsored group health plans.’’. SEC. 708. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN COPAYMENTS UNDER RETAIL PHARMACY SYSTEM OF PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. Effective date.

(a) TEMPORARY PROHIBITION.—During the period beginning on October 1, 2006, and ending on September 30, 2007, the cost sharing requirements established under paragraph (6) of section 1074g of title 10, United States Code, for pharmaceutical agents available through retail pharmacies covered by paragraph (2)(E)(ii) of such section may not exceed amounts as follows: (1) In the case of generic agents, $3. (2) In the case of formulary agents, $9. (3) In the case of nonformulary agents, $22. (b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall transfer $186,000,000 from the unobligated balances of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund to the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund.

Subtitle B—Studies and Reports SEC. 711. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON THE FUTURE OF MILITARY HEALTH CARE.

(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Department of Defense a task force to examine matters relating to the future of military health care. (b) COMPOSITION.— (1) MEMBERS.—The task force shall consist of not more than 14 members appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among individuals described in paragraph (2) who have demonstrated expertise in the area of health care programs and costs.

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