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 123STA T . 23 76PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9SEC.70 7. NOTIF IC A TION OF CE R TAIN IN D I V ID U A L SRE G ARDING O P TIONS FOR ENROLL M ENT UNDER MEDICARE PART B . (a)INGE NE RAL.—Ch a pter5 5 of t i t l e 10,Un ite dS tate s Code, isa m ended by addin g at the end the follo w ing new se c tion

‘ §1 11 0a.Notif i c atio n ofc er tain in d i v id u a ls re g arding o p tions for enroll m ent under M edicare part B‘ ‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) A s soon as practicable, the Secretary of D efense shall notify each indi v id u al described in subsection (b)— ‘‘(A) that the individual is no longer eligible for health care benefits under the TR ICAR E program under this chapter and ‘‘( B ) of options available for enrollment of the individual in the supplementary medical insurance program under part B of title XV III of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1 39 5 j et se q .). ‘‘(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall— ‘‘(A) establish procedures for identifying individuals described in subsection (b); and ‘‘(B) consult with the Secretary of H ealth and Human Serv - ices to accurately identify and notify such individuals. ‘‘(b) IN DIV ID U AL S DES C RI B ED.—An individual described in this subsection is an individual who is— ‘‘(1) a covered beneficiary; ‘‘(2) entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c) under section 22 6 (b) or section 226A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 426(b) and 426 – 1); and ‘‘(3) eligible to enroll in the supplementary medical insur- ance program under part B of such title (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.). ’ ’. (b) CLERICAL A M ENDMEN T .—The table of sections at the begin- ning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1110 the following new item: ‘ ‘ 1 11 0a.Notif i c atio n ofc er tain in d i v id u a ls re g arding o p tions for enroll m ent under M edicare part B . ’ ’. SEC. 70 8 . MENTAL H EALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES DEPLO Y ED IN CONNECTION W ITH A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. (a) M ENTAL HEALT H ASSESSMENTS.— (1) IN G ENERAL.— N ot later than 1 8 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance for the provision of a person-to-person mental health assessment for each member of the Armed F orces who is deployed in connection with a contingency operation as fol- lows: (A) At a time during the period beginning 60 days before the date of deployment in connection with the contin- gency operation. (B) At a time during the period beginning 90 days after the date of redeployment from the contingency oper- ation and ending 180 days after the date of redeployment from the contingency operation. Deadlin e .Gu idan c e. T i m e p e r i o d s . 10USC 10 74f no t e. Consultation. P rocedures.