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 12 2 STA T . 1 98PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 181 —J A N .28, 2008 (2)thean t ic i p ate d e f fect so f the inc lu sion of such lesse r a g gregate a m ount or allocation to an y military department on the access to and deli v ery of medical and support services to mem b ers of the A rmed F orces and their family members . (b) TERMINAT I O N. — The section shall not be in effect after D ecember 31, 2 0 1 7 . Subti t leC—O t h e rMa tter sSEC.721 . PROHIB I T IO N ON CON V ERSION O FM I L IT A R Y ME D ICAL AND DENTAL POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN MEDICAL AND DENTAL POSITIONS. (a) P RO H I B ITION.—The S ecretary of a military department may not convert any military medical or dental position to a civilian medical or dental position during the period beginning on O ctober 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2012. (b) R E S TORATION O FC ERTAIN POSITIONS TO M I L ITAR Y POSI - TIONS.— I n the case of any military medical or dental position that is converted to a civilian medical or dental position during the period beginning on October 1, 200 4, and ending on September 30, 200 8, if the position is not filled by a civilian by September 30, 2008, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall restore the position to a military medical or dental position that can be filled only by a member of the Armed Forces w hoisa health professional. (c) RE P ORT.— (1) RE QU IREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on conversions made during fiscal year 2007 not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. (2) MATTERS C O V ERE D .—The report shall include the fol- lowing

(A) The number of military medical or dental positions, by grade or band and specialty, converted to civilian med- ical or dental positions. ( B ) The results of a mar k et survey in each affected area of the availability of civilian medical and dental care providers in such area in order to determine whether there were civilian medical and dental care providers available in such area ade q uate to fill the civilian positions created by the conversion of military medical and dental positions to civilian positions in such area. (C) An analysis, by affected area, showing the e x tent to which access to health care and cost of health care was affected in both the direct care and purchased care systems, including an assessment of the effect of any increased shifts in patient load from the direct care to the purchased care system, or any delays in receipt of care in either the direct or purchased care system because of the conversions. (D) The extent to which military medical and dental positions converted to civilian medical or dental positions affected recruiting and retention of uniformed medical and dental personnel. ( E ) A comparison of the full costs for the military medical and dental positions converted with the full costs 10USC 1 29cnote.

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