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 PUBLIC LAW 97-86-DEC. 1, 1981

95 STAT. 1117

DETERMINATION OF CHARGES FOR CHAMPUS PAYMENTS

SEC. 906. (a)(l) Subsection (h) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(h)(1) Payment for a charge for services by an individual healthcare professional (or other noninstitutional health-care provider) for which a claim is submitted under a plan contracted for under subsection (a) may be denied only to the extent that the charge exceeds the amount equivalent to the 90th percentile of billed charges made for similar services in the same locality during the base period. "(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the 90th percentile of charges shall be determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the base period shall be a period of twelve calendar months. The base period shall be adjusted at least once a year.". (2) Section 1086(f) of such title is amended by striking out "physician services" and inserting in lieu thereof "services by an individual health-care professional (or other noninstitutional health-care provider)". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with Effective date. 10 ^'''^ '""" respect to claims submitted for payment for services provided after note.s e 1079 '" u the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. INCREASES IN DOLLAR THRESHOLDS FOR CERTAIN DEFENSE CONTRACT REGULATIONS

SEC. 907. (a) Sections 2304(a)(3) and 2304(g) of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking out "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000". (b) Section 2306(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking out "$100,000" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "$500,000". (c) Section 2311 of such title is amended by striking out "$100,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$5,000,000". PROCUREMENT OF AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

SEC. 908. (a)(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§2315. Law inapplicable to the procurement of automatic data 10 USC 2315. processing equipment and services for certain defense purposes "(a) Section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 795) is not applicable to the procurement by 40 USC 759. the Department of Defense of automatic data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use of the equipment or services— "(1) involves intelligence activities; "(2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; "(3) involves the command and control of military forces; "(4) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or "(5) subject to subsection (b), is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions.

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