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 123STA T . 23 97PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 09 (2)theCom m i ttee o nAr me dS er v i c e s, the Committee on A p propri a tions, the Committee on V eterans ’ A f fairs, and the Committee on H ea l th, E d u cation, L a b or, and P ensions of the Senate .SEC.72 7. R E PO R T O NIM P L EMENT A TION O F RE QU IREMENTS ON T H E RELATIONSHIP B ET W EEN THE TRICARE PRO G RAM AN D EMPLO Y ER - SPONSORED GROUP HEALTH PLANS. (a) REPORT RE QUI RE D . —N ot later than M arch 31 ,2 0 10, the Secretar y of D efense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of the re q uirements of section 10 97 cof title 10, U nited States Code, relatin g to the relationship bet w een the T R I CARE program and employer - sponsored group health plans. (b) E L E M E N T S .—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following (1) A description of the e x tent to which the Secretary has established measures to assess the effectiveness of section 1097c of title 10, United States Code, in reducing health care costs to the Department for military retirees and their families, and an assessment of the effectiveness of any measures so established. (2) An assessment of the extent to which the implementa- tion of such section 1097c has resulted in the migration of military retirees from coverage under the TRICARE Standard option of the TRICARE program to coverage under the TRICARE Prime option of the TRICARE program. (3) A description of the exceptions adopted under subsection (a)(2) of such section 1097c to the requirements under such section 1097c, and an assessment of the effect of the exercise of any exceptions adopted on the administration of such section 1097c. ( 4 ) An assessment of the extent to which the Secretary collects and assembles data on the treatment of employees eligible for participation in the TRICARE program in compari- son with similar employees who are not eligible for participation in that program. ( 5 ) A description of the outreach conducted by the Secretary to inform individuals eligible for participation in the TRICARE program and employers of their respective rights and respon- sibilities under such section 1097c, and an assessment of the effectiveness of any outreach so conducted. ( 6 ) Such other matters with respect to the administration and effectiveness of the authorities in such section 1097c as the Secretary considers appropriate. SEC. 72 8 . REPORT ON STIPENDS FOR MEMBERS OF RESER V E COMPO- NENTS FOR HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on stipends paid under section 704 of the National Defense Authori z ation Act for F iscal Y ear 200 8 (Public Law 110 – 181 122 Stat. 188; 10 U.S.C. 1076 note). The report shall include— (1) the number of stipends paid; (2) the amount of the average stipend; and (3) the number of members who received such stipends.