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[CITE: 10USC1074]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                   CHAPTER 55--MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE
 
Sec. 1074. Medical and dental care for members and certain 
        former members
        
    (a) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the administering 
Secretaries, a member of a uniformed service who is on active duty is 
entitled to medical and dental care in any facility of any uniformed 
service.
    (b) Under joint regulations to be prescribed by the administering 
Secretaries, a member or former member of a uniformed service who is 
entitled to retired or retainer pay, or equivalent pay may, upon 
request, be given medical and dental care in any facility of any 
uniformed service, subject to the availability of space and facilities 
and the capabilities of the medical and dental staff. The administering 
Secretaries may, with the agreement of the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, provide care to persons covered by this subsection in 
facilities operated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and determined 
by him to be available for this purpose on a reimbursable basis at rates 
approved by the President.
    (c)(1) Funds appropriated to a military department, the Department 
of Transportation (with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not 
operating as a service in the Navy), or the Department of Health and 
Human Services (with respect to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the Public Health Service) may be used to provide 
medical and dental care to persons entitled to such care by law or 
regulations, including the provision of such care (other than elective 
private treatment) in private facilities for members of the uniformed 
services. If a private facility or health care provider providing care 
under this subsection is a health care provider under the Civilian 
Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, the Secretary of 
Defense, after consultation with the other administering Secretaries, 
may by regulation require the private facility or health care provider 
to provide such care in accordance with the same payment rules (subject 
to any modifications considered appropriate by the Secretary) as apply 
under that program.
    (2)(A) Subject to such exceptions as the Secretary of Defense 
considers necessary, coverage for medical care for members of the 
uniformed services under this subsection, and standards with respect to 
timely access to such care, shall be comparable to coverage for medical 
care and standards for timely access to such care under the managed care 
option of the TRICARE program known as TRICARE Prime.
    (B) The Secretary of Defense shall enter into arrangements with 
contractors under the TRICARE program or with other appropriate 
contractors for the timely and efficient processing of claims under this 
subsection.
    (C) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
administering Secretaries in the administration of this paragraph.
    (3)(A) A member of the uniformed services described in subparagraph 
(B) may not be required to receive routine primary medical care at a 
military medical treatment facility.
    (B) A member referred to in subparagraph (A) is a member of the 
uniformed services on active duty who is entitled to medical care under 
this subsection and who--
        (i) receives a duty assignment described in subparagraph (C); 
    and
        (ii) pursuant to the assignment of such duty, resides at a 
    location that is more than 50 miles, or approximately one hour of 
    driving time, from the nearest military medical treatment facility 
    adequate to provide the needed care.

    (C) A duty assignment referred to in subparagraph (B) means any of 
the following:
        (i) Permanent duty as a recruiter.
        (ii) Permanent duty at an educational institution to instruct, 
    administer a program of instruction, or provide administrative 
    services in support of a program of instruction for the Reserve 
    Officers' Training Corps.
        (iii) Permanent duty as a full-time adviser to a unit of a 
    reserve component.
        (iv) Any other permanent duty designated by the Secretary 
    concerned for purposes of this paragraph.

(Added Pub. L. 85-861, Sec. 1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1446; 
amended Pub. L. 89-614, Sec. 2(2), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 862; Pub. L. 
96-513, title V, Sec. 511(36), (37), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2923; Pub. 
L. 98-525, title XIV, Sec. 1401(e)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2616; 
Pub. L. 98-557, Sec. 19(3), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2869; Pub. L. 101-
189, div. A, title VII, Sec. 729, title XVI, Sec. 1621(a)(2), Nov. 29, 
1989, 103 Stat. 1481, 1603; Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XIV, 
Sec. 1484(j)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1718; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, 
title VII, Sec. 723, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 377; Pub. L. 104-201, div. 
A, title VII, Sec. 725(d), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2596; Pub. L. 105-
85, div. A, title VII, Sec. 731(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1810; 
Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, Sec. 722(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-185.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
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1074(a)...............................  37:421(a).                           Ju
ne 7, 1956, ch. 374, Secs.
1074(b)...............................  37:402(a)(3) (as applicable to        1
02(a)(3) (as applicable to Sec.
                                         37:421(b)).                          3
01(b)), 301(a), (b), 70 Stat.
                                        37:421(b).                            2
50, 253.
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    In subsection (a), words of entitlement are substituted for the 
correlative words of obligation.
    In subsection (b), the words ``active duty (other than for 
training)'' are substituted for the words ``active duty as defined in 
section 901(b) of Title 50'' to reflect section 101(22) of this title. 
The words ``and dental'' are inserted before the word ``staff'' for 
clarity. The words ``retirement'' and ``retirement pay'' are omitted as 
surplusage.


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in subsec. (c) of this section were 
contained in Pub. L. 98-212, title VII, Sec. 735, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 
1444, which was formerly set out as a note under section 138 [now 114] 
of this title, and which was amended by Pub. L. 98-525, title XIV, 
Secs. 1403(a)(2), 1404, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2621, eff. Oct. 1, 1985, 
to strike out these provisions.
    A prior section 1074, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 82, 
related to enactment of legislation relating to voting in other 
elections, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85-861, Sec. 36B(5), Sept. 2, 
1958, 72 Stat. 1570, as superseded by the Federal Voting Assistance Act 
of 1955 which is classified to subchapter I-D (Sec. 1973cc et seq.) of 
chapter 20 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, 
Sec. 722(a)(1)(A)], substituted ``uniformed services'' for ``armed 
forces'' in pars. (1), (2)(A), and (3)(B).
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, 
Sec. 722(a)(1)(B)], inserted ``, the Department of Transportation (with 
respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
Navy), or the Department of Health and Human Services (with respect to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public 
Health Service)'' after ``military department''.
    Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, 
Sec. 722(a)(1)(C)], added subpar. (C).
    Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, 
Sec. 722(a)(1)(D)], substituted ``A member of the uniformed services 
described in subparagraph (B) may not be required'' for ``The Secretary 
of Defense may not require a member of the armed forces described in 
subparagraph (B)''.
    1997--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-85 designated existing provisions as 
par. (1) and added pars. (2) and (3).
    1996--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-201 struck out subsec. (d) which read 
as follows:
    ``(d)(1) The Secretary of Defense may require, by regulation, a 
private CHAMPUS provider to apply the CHAMPUS payment rules (subject to 
any modifications considered appropriate by the Secretary) in imposing 
charges for health care that the private CHAMPUS provider provides to a 
member of the uniformed services who is enrolled in a health care plan 
of a facility deemed to be a facility of the uniformed services under 
section 911(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982 (42 
U.S.C. 248c(a)) when the health care is provided outside the catchment 
area of the facility.
    ``(2) In this subsection:
        ``(A) The term `private CHAMPUS provider' means a private 
    facility or health care provider that is a health care provider 
    under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
    Services.
        ``(B) The term `CHAMPUS payment rules' means the payment rules 
    referred to in subsection (c).
    ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations under 
this subsection after consultation with the other administering 
Secretaries.''
    Pub. L. 104-106 added subsec. (d).
    1990--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-510 substituted ``Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator'' after ``operated by the''.
    1989--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 1621(a)(2), substituted 
``Secretary of Veterans Affairs'' for ``Administrator of Veterans' 
Affairs''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-189, Sec. 729, inserted at end ``If a 
private facility or health care provider providing care under this 
subsection is a health care provider under the Civilian Health and 
Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, the Secretary of Defense, 
after consultation with the other administering Secretaries, may by 
regulation require the private facility or health care provider to 
provide such care in accordance with the same payment rules (subject to 
any modifications considered appropriate by the Secretary) as apply 
under that program.''
    1984--Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 98-557 substituted reference to 
administering Secretaries for reference to Secretary of Defense and 
Secretary of Health and Human Services wherever appearing.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-525 added subsec. (c).
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-513, Sec. 511(36), substituted 
``Secretary of Health and Human Services'' for ``Secretary of Health, 
Education, and Welfare''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96-513, Sec. 511(36), (37), substituted 
``Secretary of Health and Human Services'' and ``President'' for 
``Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare'' and ``Bureau of the 
Budget'', respectively.
    1966--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89-614 struck out provision which 
excepted from medical and dental care a member or former member who is 
entitled to retired pay under chapter 67 of this title and has served 
less than eight years on active duty (other than for training) and 
authorized care to be provided to persons covered by subsec. (b) in 
facilities operated by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and 
available on a reimbursable basis at rates approved by the Bureau of the 
Budget.


                    Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

    Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, Sec. 722(c)(1)], Oct. 
30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-186, provided that: ``The amendments 
made by subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) [amending this section and section 
1079 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 2001.''


                    Effective Date of 1997 Amendment

    Section 731(a)(2) of Pub. L. 105-85 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply with respect 
to coverage of medical care for, and the provision of such care to, a 
member of the Armed Forces under section 1074(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, on and after the later of the following:
        ``(A) April 1, 1998.
        ``(B) The date on which the TRICARE program is in place in the 
    service area of the member.''


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-525 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 
of Pub. L. 98-525, set out as an Effective Date note under section 520b 
of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 96-513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 
701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-513, set out as a note under section 101 of this 
title.


                    Effective Date of 1966 Amendment

    For effective date of amendment by Pub. L. 89-614, see section 3 of 
Pub. L. 89-614, set out as a note under section 1071 of this title.

                         Delegation of Functions

    Authority of President under subsec. (b) to approve uniform rates of 
reimbursement for care provided in facilities operated by Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs delegated to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, see section 
7(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 11609, July 22, 1971, 36 F.R. 13747, set out as a 
note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.


Health Care at Former Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities for Active 
           Duty Members Stationed at Certain Remote Locations

    Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title VII, Sec. 706, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 
684, as amended by Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, 
Sec. 722(a)(3)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-185, provided 
that:
    ``(a) Authority.--Health care may be furnished by a designated 
provider pursuant to any contract entered into by the designated 
provider under section 722(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) to 
eligible members who reside within the service area of the designated 
provider.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--A member of the uniformed services (as defined 
in section 1072(1) of title 10, United States Code) is eligible for 
health care under subsection (a) if the member is a member described in 
section 731(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).
    ``(c) Applicable Policies.--In furnishing health care to an eligible 
member under subsection (a), a designated provider shall adhere to the 
Department of Defense policies applicable to the furnishing of care 
under the TRICARE Prime Remote program, including coordinating with 
uniformed services medical authorities for hospitalizations and all 
referrals for specialty care.
    ``(d) Reimbursement Rates.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the designated providers, shall prescribe 
reimbursement rates for care furnished to eligible members under 
subsection (a). The rates prescribed for health care may not exceed the 
amounts allowable under the TRICARE Standard plan for the same care.''


Temporary Authority for Managed Care Expansion to Members on Active Duty 
  at Certain Remote Locations; ``TRICARE Program'' and ``TRICARE Prime 
                             Plan'' Defined

    Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title VII, Sec. 731(b)-(f), Nov. 18, 1997, 
111 Stat. 1811, 1812, as amended by Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], 
title VII, Sec. 722(a)(2), (b)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 
1654A-185, 1654A-186, provided that:
    ``(b) Temporary Authority for Managed Care Expansion to Members on 
Active Duty at Certain Remote Locations.--(1) A member of the uniformed 
services described in subsection (c) is entitled to receive care under 
the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. In 
connection with such care, the Secretary of Defense shall waive the 
obligation of the member to pay a deductible, copayment, or annual fee 
that would otherwise be applicable under that program for care provided 
to the members under the program. A dependent of the member, as 
described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of title 
10, United States Code, who is residing with the member shall have the 
same entitlement to care and to waiver of charges as the member.
    ``(2) A member or dependent of the member, as the case may be, who 
is entitled under paragraph (1) to receive health care services under 
CHAMPUS shall receive such care from a network provider under the 
TRICARE program if such a provider is available in the service area of 
the member.
    ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act [Nov. 18, 1997] and shall expire with respect to a member 
upon the later of the following:
        ``(A) The date that is one year after the date of the enactment 
    of this Act.
        ``(B) The date on which the amendments made by subsection (a) 
    [amending this section] apply with respect to the coverage of 
    medical care for, and provision of such care to, the member.
    ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other 
administering Secretaries in the administration of this subsection.
    ``(c) Eligible Members.--A member referred to in subsection (b) is a 
member of the uniformed services on active duty who--
        ``(1) receives a duty assignment described in subsection (d); 
    and
        ``(2) pursuant to the assignment of such duty, resides at a 
    location that is more than 50 miles, or approximately one hour of 
    driving time, from--
            ``(A) the nearest health care facility of the uniformed 
        services adequate to provide the needed care under chapter 55 of 
        title 10, United States Code; and
            ``(B) the nearest source of the needed care that is 
        available to the member under the TRICARE Prime plan.
    ``(d) Duty Assignments Covered.--A duty assignment referred to in 
subsection (c)(1) means any of the following:
        ``(1) Permanent duty as a recruiter.
        ``(2) Permanent duty at an educational institution to instruct, 
    administer a program of instruction, or provide administrative 
    services in support of a program of instruction for the Reserve 
    Officers' Training Corps.
        ``(3) Permanent duty as a full-time adviser to a unit of a 
    reserve component of the uniformed services.
        ``(4) Any other permanent duty designated by the Secretary 
    concerned for purposes of this subsection.
    ``(e) Payment of Costs.--Deductibles, copayments, and annual fees 
not payable by a member by reason of a waiver granted under the 
regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b) shall be paid out of 
funds available to the Department of Defense for the Defense Health 
Program.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section [amending this section and 
enacting provisions set out as a note above]:
        ``(1) The term `TRICARE program' has the meaning given that term 
    in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.
        ``(2) The term `TRICARE Prime plan' means a plan under the 
    TRICARE program that provides for the voluntary enrollment of 
    persons for the receipt of health care services to be furnished in a 
    manner similar to the manner in which health care services are 
    furnished by health maintenance organizations.
        ``(3) The terms `uniformed services' and `administering 
    Secretaries' have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of 
    title 10, United States Code.''
    [Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title VII, Sec. 722(c)(2), (3)], 
Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-186, provided that:
    [``(2) The amendments made by subsection (a)(2) [amending section 
731(b)-(f) of Pub. L. 105-85, set out above], with respect to members of 
the uniformed services, and the amendments made by subsection (b)(2) 
[amending section 731(b)-(f) of Pub. L. 105-85, set out above], with 
respect to dependents of members, shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act [Oct. 30, 2000] and shall expire with respect to a 
member or the dependents of a member, respectively, on the later of the 
following:
        [``(A) The date that is one year after the date of the enactment 
    of this Act.
        [``(B) The date on which the policies required by the amendments 
    made by subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) [amending this section and 
    section 1079 of this title] are implemented with respect to the 
    coverage of medical care for and provision of such care to the 
    member or dependents, respectively.
    [``(3) Section 731(b)(3) of Public Law 105-85 [set out above] does 
not apply to a member of the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, or the Commissioned Corps of the Public 
Health Service, or to a dependent of a member of a uniformed service.'']


            Independent Research Regarding Gulf War Syndrome

    Section 743 of Pub. L. 104-201 provided that:
    ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
        ``(1) The term `Gulf War service' means service on active duty 
    as a member of the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of 
    operations during the Persian Gulf War.
        ``(2) The term `Gulf War syndrome' means the complex of 
    illnesses and symptoms commonly known as Gulf War syndrome.
        ``(3) The term `Persian Gulf War' has the meaning given that 
    term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code.
    ``(b) Research.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide, by 
contract, grant, or other transaction, for scientific research to be 
carried out by entities independent of the Federal Government on 
possible causal relationships between Gulf War syndrome and--
        ``(1) the possible exposures of members of the Armed Forces to 
    chemical warfare agents or other hazardous materials during Gulf War 
    service; and
        ``(2) the use by the Department of Defense during the Persian 
    Gulf War of combinations of various inoculations and investigational 
    new drugs.
    ``(c) Procedures for Awarding Grants.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
the procedures to be used to make research awards under subsection (b). 
The procedures shall--
        ``(1) include a comprehensive, independent peer-review process 
    for the evaluation of proposals for scientific research that are 
    submitted to the Department of Defense; and
        ``(2) provide for the final selection of proposals for award to 
    be based on the scientific merit and program relevance of the 
    proposed research.
    ``(d) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be 
appropriated under section 301(21) [110 Stat. 2475] for defense medical 
programs, $10,000,000 is available for research under subsection (b).''


                          Persian Gulf Illness

    Sections 761, 762, and 770 of title VII of Pub. L. 105-85 provided 
that:
``SEC. 761. DEFINITIONS.
    ``For purposes of this subtitle [subtitle F (Secs. 761-771) of title 
VII of Pub. L. 105-85, enacting sections 1074e, 1074f, and 1107 of this 
title and this note]:
        ``(1) The term `Gulf War illness' means any one of the complex 
    of illnesses and symptoms that might have been contracted by members 
    of the Armed Forces as a result of service in the Southwest Asia 
    theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
        ``(2) The term `Persian Gulf War' has the meaning given that 
    term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
        ``(3) The term `Persian Gulf veteran' means an individual who 
    served on active duty in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia 
    theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
        ``(4) The term `contingency operation' has the meaning given 
    that term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, and 
    includes a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, or 
    similar operation.
``SEC. 762. PLAN FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PERSIAN GULF VETERANS.
    ``(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall prepare a plan to provide 
appropriate health care to Persian Gulf veterans (and dependents 
eligible by law) who suffer from a Gulf War illness.
    ``(b) Contents of Plan.--In preparing the plan, the Secretaries 
shall--
        ``(1) use the presumptions of service connection and illness 
    specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 721(d) of the 
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
    103-337; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to determine the Persian Gulf veterans 
    (and dependents eligible by law) who should be covered by the plan;
        ``(2) consider the need and methods available to provide health 
    care services to Persian Gulf veterans who are no longer on active 
    duty in the Armed Forces, such as Persian Gulf veterans who are 
    members of the reserve components and Persian Gulf veterans who have 
    been separated from the Armed Forces; and
        ``(3) estimate the costs to the Government of providing full or 
    partial health care services under the plan to covered Persian Gulf 
    veterans (and covered dependents eligible by law).
    ``(c) Follow-up Treatment.--The plan required by subsection (a) 
shall specifically address the measures to be used to monitor the 
quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of, and patient satisfaction 
with, health care services provided to Persian Gulf veterans after their 
initial medical examination as part of registration in the Persian Gulf 
War Veterans Health Registry or the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation 
Program.
    ``(d) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the 
Secretaries shall submit to Congress the plan required by subsection 
(a).
``SEC. 770. PERSIAN GULF ILLNESS CLINICAL TRIALS PROGRAM.
    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
        ``(1) There are many ongoing studies that investigate risk 
    factors which may be associated with the health problems experienced 
    by Persian Gulf veterans; however, there have been no studies that 
    examine health outcomes and the effectiveness of the treatment 
    received by such veterans.
        ``(2) The medical literature and testimony presented in hearings 
    on Gulf War illnesses indicate that there are therapies, such as 
    cognitive behavioral therapy, that have been effective in treating 
    patients with symptoms similar to those seen in many Persian Gulf 
    veterans.
    ``(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting jointly, shall establish a program 
of cooperative clinical trials at multiple sites to assess the 
effectiveness of protocols for treating Persian Gulf veterans who suffer 
from ill-defined or undiagnosed conditions. Such protocols shall include 
a multidisciplinary treatment model, of which cognitive behavioral 
therapy is a component.
    ``(c) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated in 
section 201(1) [111 Stat. 1655] for research, development, test, and 
evaluation for the Army, the sum of $4,500,000 shall be available for 
program element 62787A (medical technology) in the budget of the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 to carry out the clinical 
trials program established pursuant to subsection (b).''
    Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title VII, Secs. 721, 722, Oct. 5, 1994, 
108 Stat. 2804, 2807, as amended by Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title XV, 
Sec. 1504(a)(4), (5), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 513, provided that:
``SEC. 721. PROGRAMS RELATED TO DESERT STORM MYSTERY ILLNESS.
    ``(a) Outreach Program to Persian Gulf Veterans and Families.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall institute a comprehensive outreach program to 
inform members of the Armed Forces who served in the Southwest Asia 
theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict, and the families 
of such members, of illnesses that may result from such service. The 
program shall be carried out through both medical and command channels, 
as well as any other means the Secretary considers appropriate. Under 
the program, the Secretary shall--
        ``(1) inform such individuals regarding--
            ``(A) common disease symptoms reported by Persian Gulf 
        veterans that may be due to service in the Southwest Asia 
        theater of operations;
            ``(B) blood donation policy;
            ``(C) available counseling and medical care for such 
        members; and
            ``(D) possible health risks to children of Persian Gulf 
        veterans;
        ``(2) inform such individuals of the procedures for registering 
    in either the Persian Gulf Veterans Health Surveillance System of 
    the Department of Defense or the Persian Gulf War Health Registry of 
    the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
        ``(3) encourage such members to report any symptoms they may 
    have and to register in the appropriate health surveillance 
    registry.
    ``(b) Incentives to Persian Gulf Veterans To Register.--In order to 
encourage Persian Gulf veterans to register any symptoms they may have 
in one of the existing health registries, the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide the following:
        ``(1) For any Persian Gulf veteran who is on active duty and who 
    registers with the Department of Defense's Persian Gulf War Veterans 
    Health Surveillance System, a full medical evaluation and any 
    required medical care.
        ``(2) For any Persian Gulf War veteran who is, as of the date of 
    the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994], a member of a reserve 
    component, opportunity to register at a military medical facility in 
    the Persian Gulf Veterans Health Care Surveillance System and, in 
    the case of a Reserve who registers in that registry, a full medical 
    evaluation by the Department of Defense. Depending on the results of 
    the evaluation and on eligibility status, reserve personnel may be 
    provided medical care by the Department of Defense.
        ``(3) For a Persian Gulf veteran who is not, as of the date of 
    the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994], on active duty or a member 
    of a reserve component, assistance and information at a military 
    medical facility on registering with the Persian Gulf War Registry 
    of the Department of Veterans Affairs and information related to 
    support services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    ``(c) Compatibility of Department of Defense and Department of 
Veterans Affairs Registries.--The Secretary of Defense shall take 
appropriate actions to ensure--
        ``(1) that the data collected by and the testing protocols of 
    the Persian Gulf War Health Surveillance System maintained by the 
    Department of Defense are compatible with the data collected by and 
    the testing protocols of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health 
    Registry maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
        ``(2) that all information on individuals who register with the 
    Department of Defense for purposes of the Persian Gulf War Health 
    Surveillance System is provided to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
    for incorporation into the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health 
    Registry.
    ``(d) Presumptions on Behalf of Service Member.--(1) A member of the 
Armed Forces who is a Persian Gulf veteran, who has symptoms of illness, 
and who the Secretary concerned finds may have become ill as a result of 
serving on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations 
during the Persian Gulf War shall be considered for Department of 
Defense purposes to have become ill as a result of serving in that 
theater of operations.
    ``(2) A member of the Armed Forces who is a Persian Gulf veteran and 
who reports being ill as a result of serving on active duty in the 
Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War shall 
be considered for Department of Defense purposes to have become ill as a 
result of serving in that theater of operations until such time as the 
weight of medical evidence establishes other cause or causes of the 
member's illness.
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that, for the purposes of 
health care treatment by the Department of Defense, health care and 
personnel administration, and disability evaluation by the Department of 
Defense, the symptoms of any member of the Armed Forces covered by 
paragraph (1) or (2) are examined in light of the member's service in 
the Persian Gulf War and in light of the reported symptoms of other 
Persian Gulf veterans. The Secretary shall ensure that, in providing 
health care diagnosis and treatment of the member, a broad range of 
potential causes of the member's symptoms are considered and that the 
member's symptoms are considered collectively, as well as by type of 
symptom or medical specialty, and that treatment across medical 
specialties is coordinated appropriately.
    ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the presumptions of 
service connection and illness specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) are 
incorporated in appropriate service medical and personnel regulations 
and are widely disseminated throughout the Department of Defense.
    ``(e) Revision of the Physical Evaluation Board Criteria.--(1) The 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall ensure 
that case definitions of Persian Gulf related illnesses, as well as the 
Physical Evaluation Board criteria used to set disability ratings for 
members no longer medically qualified for continuation on active duty, 
are established as soon as possible to permit accurate disability 
ratings related to a diagnosis of Persian Gulf illnesses.
    ``(2) Until revised disability criteria can be implemented and 
members of the Armed Forces can be rated against those criteria, the 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure--
        ``(A) that any member of the Armed Forces on active duty who may 
    be suffering from a Persian Gulf-related illness is afforded 
    continued military medical care; and
        ``(B) that any member of the Armed Forces on active duty who is 
    found by a Physical Evaluation Board to be unfit for continuation on 
    active duty as a result of a Persian Gulf-related illness for which 
    the board has no rating criteria (or inadequate rating criteria) for 
    the illness or condition from which the member suffers is placed on 
    the temporary disability retired list.
    ``(f) Review of Records and Rerating of Previously Discharged Gulf 
War Veterans.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall ensure that a review is made of the 
health and personnel records of each Persian Gulf veteran who before the 
date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994] was discharged from 
active duty, or was medically retired, as a result of a Physical 
Evaluation Board process.
    ``(2) The review under paragraph (1) shall be carried out to ensure 
that former Persian Gulf veterans who may have been suffering from a 
Persian Gulf-related illness at the time of discharge or retirement from 
active duty as a result of the Physical Evaluation Board process are 
reevaluated in accordance with the criteria established under subsection 
(e)(1) and, if appropriate, are rerated.
    ``(g) Persian Gulf Illness Medical Referral Centers.--The Secretary 
of Defense shall evaluate the feasibility of establishing one or more 
medical referral centers to provide uniform, coordinated medical care 
for Persian Gulf veterans on active duty who are or may be suffering 
from a Persian Gulf-related illness. The Secretary shall submit a report 
on such feasibility to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives not later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1994].
    ``(h) Annual Report to Congress.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives an annual report on--
        ``(A) efforts taken and results achieved in notifying members of 
    the Armed Forces and their families as part of the outreach program 
    required by subsection (a);
        ``(B) efforts taken to revise the Physical Evaluation Board 
    disability rating criteria and interim efforts to adjudicate cases 
    before the revision of the criteria; and
        ``(C) results of the review and rerating of previously separated 
    servicemembers.
    ``(2) The first report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 
1994].
    ``(i) Persian Gulf Veteran.--For purposes of this section, a Persian 
Gulf veteran is an individual who served on active duty in the Armed 
Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian 
Gulf Conflict.
``SEC. 722. STUDIES OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF MILITARY SERVICE OR 
        EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTHWEST ASIA DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall conduct studies and administer grants for studies to 
determine--
        ``(1) the nature and causes of illnesses suffered by individuals 
    as a consequence of service or employment by the United States in 
    the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 
    War; and
        ``(2) the appropriate treatment for those illnesses.
    ``(b) Nature of the Studies.--(1) Studies under subsection (a)--
        ``(A) shall include consideration of the range of potential 
    exposure of individuals to environmental, battlefield, and other 
    conditions incident to service in the theater;
        ``(B) shall be conducted so as to provide assessments of both 
    short-term and long-term effects to the health of individuals as a 
    result of those exposures; and
        ``(C) shall include, at a minimum, the following types of 
    studies:
            ``(i) An epidemiological study or studies on the incidence, 
        prevalence, and nature of the illness and symptoms and the risk 
        factors associated with symptoms or illnesses.
            ``(ii) Studies to determine the health consequences of the 
        use of pyridostigmine bromide as a pretreatment antidote 
        enhancer during the Persian Gulf War, alone or in combination 
        with exposure to pesticides, environmental toxins, and other 
        hazardous substances.
            ``(iii) Clinical research and other studies on the causes, 
        possible transmission, and treatment of Persian Gulf-related 
        illnesses.
    ``(2)(A) The first project carried out under paragraph (1)(C)(ii) 
shall be a retrospective study of members of the Armed Forces who served 
in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
    ``(B) The second project carried out under paragraph (1)(C)(ii) 
shall consist of animal research and nonanimal research, including in 
vitro systems, as required, designed to determine whether the use of 
pyridostigmine bromide in combination with exposure to pesticides or 
other organophosphates, carbamates, or relevant chemicals will result in 
increased toxicity in animals and is likely to have a similar effect on 
humans.
    ``(c) Individuals Covered by the Studies.--Studies conducted 
pursuant to subsections [sic] (a) shall apply to the following 
individuals:
        ``(1) Individuals who served as members of the Armed Forces in 
    the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf 
    War.
        ``(2) Individuals who were civilian employees of the Department 
    of Defense in that theater during that period.
        ``(3) To the extent appropriate, individuals who were employees 
    of contractors of the Department of Defense in that theater during 
    that period.
        ``(4) To the extent appropriate, the spouses and children of 
    individuals described in paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Plan for the Studies.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
prepare a coordinated plan for the studies to be conducted pursuant to 
subsection (a). The plan shall include plans and requirements for 
research grants in support of the studies. The Secretary shall submit 
the plan to the National Academy of Sciences for review and comment.
    ``(2) The plan for studies pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
updated annually. The Secretary of Defense shall request an annual 
review by the National Academy of Sciences of the updated plan and study 
progress and results achieved during the preceding year.
    ``(3) The plan, and annual updates to the plan, shall be prepared in 
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
    ``(e) Funding.--(1) From the amount authorized to be appropriated 
pursuant to section 201 [108 Stat. 2690] for Defense-wide activities, 
the Secretary of Defense shall make available such funds as the 
Secretary considers necessary to support the studies conducted pursuant 
to subsection (a).
    ``(2) For each year in which activities continue in support of the 
studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
shall include in the budget request for the Department of Defense a 
request for such funds as the Secretary determines necessary to continue 
the activities during that fiscal year.
    ``(f) Reports.--(1) Not later than March 31, 1995, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress the coordinated plan for the studies to 
be conducted pursuant to subsection (a) and the results of the review of 
that plan by the National Academy of Sciences.
    ``(2) Not later than October 1 of each year through 1998, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a), plans for continuation of 
the studies, and the results of the annual review of the studies by the 
National Academy of Sciences.
    ``(3) Each report under this section shall be prepared in 
coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
    ``(g) Definition.--In this section, the term `Persian Gulf War' has 
the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code.''
    [For provisions establishing the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health 
Registry, provisions requiring a study by the Office of Technology 
Assessment of the Persian Gulf Registry and the Persian Gulf War 
Veterans Health Registry, provisions relating to an agreement with the 
National Academy of Sciences for review of health consequences of 
service during the Persian Gulf War, and coordination of government 
activities on health-related research on the Persian Gulf War, see title 
VII of Pub. L. 102-585, set out as a note under section 527 of Title 38, 
Veterans' Benefits.]


    Funding of Fisher Houses Associated With Army Medical Treatment 
                               Facilities

    Pub. L. 103-335, title VIII, Sec. 8017, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 
2620, which provided that during fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, 
proceeds from investment of Fisher House Investment Trust Fund were to 
be used to support operation and maintenance of Fisher Houses associated 
with Army medical treatment facilities, was repealed and restated in 
section 2221(c)(1) of this title by Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title IX, 
Sec. 914(a)(1), (d)(4), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 412, 413.


          Mental Health Evaluations of Members of Armed Forces

    Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title V, Sec. 546(a)-(h), Oct. 23, 1992, 
106 Stat. 2416-2419, directed Secretary of Defense, not later than 180 
days after Oct. 23, 1992, to revise applicable regulations to 
incorporate certain requirements with respect to mental health 
evaluations of members of Armed Forces, including requirements relating 
to procedures for outpatient and inpatient evaluations, rights of 
members, additional rights of members and procedures for emergency or 
involuntary inpatient evaluations, and prohibition against use of 
referrals for mental health evaluations to retaliate against 
whistleblowers, and directed Secretary to submit to Committees on Armed 
Services of Senate and House of Representatives a report describing 
process of preparing regulations.


             Study on Risk-Sharing Contracts for Health Care

    Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title VII, Sec. 725, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 
Stat. 2440, directed Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, not later than 18 months after 
Oct. 23, 1992, to carry out a study of the feasibility and advisability 
of entering into risk-sharing contracts with eligible organizations 
described in 42 U.S.C. 1395mm(b) to furnish health care services to 
persons entitled to health care in a facility of a uniformed service 
under section 1074(b) or 1076(b) of this title, to develop a plan for 
the entry into contracts in accordance with the Secretary's 
determinations under the study, and to submit to Congress a report 
describing the results of the study and containing any plan developed.


  Registry of Members of Armed Forces Serving in Operation Desert Storm

    Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title VII, Sec. 734, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 
Stat. 1411, as amended by Pub. L. 102-585, title VII, Sec. 704, Nov. 4, 
1992, 106 Stat. 4977, provided that:
    ``(a) Establishment of Registry.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish and maintain a special record (in this section referred to as 
the `Registry') relating to the following members of the Armed Forces:
        ``(1) Members who, as determined by the Secretary, were exposed 
    to the fumes of burning oil in the Operation Desert Storm theater of 
    operations during the Persian Gulf conflict.
        ``(2) Any other members who served in the Operation Desert Storm 
    theater of operations during the Persian Gulf conflict.
    ``(b) Contents of Registry.--(1) The Registry shall include--
        ``(A) with respect to each class of members referred to in each 
    of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a)--
            ``(i) a list containing each such member's name and other 
        relevant identifying information with respect to the member; and
            ``(ii) to the extent that data are available and inclusion 
        of the data is feasible, a description of the circumstances of 
        the member's service during the Persian Gulf conflict, including 
        the locations in the Operation Desert Storm theater of 
        operations in which such service occurred and the atmospheric 
        and other environmental circumstances in such locations at the 
        time of such service; and
        ``(B) with respect to the members referred to in subsection 
    (a)(1), a description of the circumstances of each exposure of each 
    such member to the fumes of burning oil as described in such 
    subsection (a)(1), including the length of time of the exposure.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall establish the Registry with the advice of 
an independent scientific organization.
    ``(c) Reporting Requirement Relating to Exposure Studies.--The 
Secretary shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that 
the President's budget is submitted that year under section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, a report regarding--
        ``(1) the results of all on-going studies on the members 
    referred to in subsection (a)(1) to determine the health 
    consequences (including any short- or long-term consequences) of the 
    exposure of such members to the fumes of burning oil; and
        ``(2) the need for additional studies relating to the exposure 
    of such members to such fumes.
    ``(d) Medical Examination.--Upon the request of any member listed in 
the Registry pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of the 
military department concerned shall, if medically appropriate, furnish a 
pulmonary function examination and chest x-ray to such person.
    ``(e) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall establish the Registry 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
[Dec. 5, 1991].
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
        ``(1) The term `Operation Desert Storm' has the meaning given 
    such term in section 3(1) of the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental 
    Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-25; 
    105 Stat. 77; 10 U.S.C. 101 note).
        ``(2) The term `Persian Gulf conflict' has the meaning given 
    such term in section 3(3) of such Act.''
    [For provisions relating to the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health 
Registry, see title VII of Pub. L. 102-585, set out as a note under 
section 527 of Title 38, Veterans' Benefits.]


       Advisory Committee on Mental Health Evaluation Protections

    Section 554 of Pub. L. 101-510, as amended by Pub. L. 102-484, div. 
A, title V, Sec. 546(j)[(i)], Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2419, directed 
Secretary of Defense, not later than 60 days after Nov. 5, 1990, to 
establish an advisory committee to develop and recommend to the 
Secretary, not later than 6 months after Nov. 5, 1990, regulations on 
procedural protections that should be afforded to any member of the 
Armed Forces who is referred by a commanding officer for a mental health 
evaluation by a mental health professional and directed Secretary, not 
later than 30 days after receipt of the report, to submit to Congress 
the report of the advisory committee, along with such additional 
comments and recommendations by the Secretary as the Secretary considers 
appropriate.


  Prohibition on Fee for Outpatient Care at Military Medical Treatment 
                               Facilities

    Section 721 of Pub. L. 101-189 provided that during fiscal years 
1990 and 1991, the Secretary of Defense could not impose a charge for 
the receipt of outpatient medical or dental care at a military medical 
treatment facility. Similar provisions were contained in the following 
prior authorization act:
    Pub. L. 100-180, div. A, title VII, Sec. 722, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 
Stat. 1116.


Restriction on Use of Information Obtained During Certain Epidemiologic-
                          Assessment Interviews

    Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title VII, Sec. 705(c), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 
Stat. 3904, provided that:
    ``(1) Information obtained by the Department of Defense during or as 
a result of an epidemiologic-assessment interview with a serum-positive 
member of the Armed Forces may not be used to support any adverse 
personnel action against the member.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1):
        ``(A) The term `epidemiologic-assessment interview' means 
    questioning of a serum-positive member of the Armed Forces for 
    purposes of medical treatment or counseling or for epidemiologic or 
    statistical purposes.
        ``(B) The term `serum-positive member of the Armed Forces' means 
    a member of the Armed Forces who has been identified as having been 
    exposed to a virus associated with the acquired immune deficiency 
    syndrome.
        ``(C) The term `adverse personnel action' includes--
            ``(i) a court-martial;
            ``(ii) non-judicial punishment;
            ``(iii) involuntary separation (other than for medical 
        reasons);
            ``(iv) administrative or punitive reduction in grade;
            ``(v) denial of promotion;
            ``(vi) an unfavorable entry in a personnel record;
            ``(vii) a bar to reenlistment; and
            ``(viii) any other action considered by the Secretary 
        concerned to be an adverse personnel action.''


Study of Medical Needs of Armed Forces; Report to President and Congress

    Pub. L. 92-129, title I, Sec. 101(c), Sept. 28, 1971, 85 Stat. 354, 
authorized Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare to conduct a joint study of means of meeting medical needs of 
Armed Forces through means requiring less dependence on Armed Forces 
medical personnel, giving consideration to providing medical care for 
military personnel and their dependents under contracts with clinics, 
hospitals, and individual members of the medical profession at or near 
military installations within and outside the United States. The study 
and recommendations were to be submitted to President and Congress no 
later than 6 months after Sept. 28, 1971.

 Ex. Ord. No. 13075. Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense 
      Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents

    Ex. Ord. No. 13075, Feb. 19, 1997, 63 F.R. 9085, provided:
    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as 
follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. (a) There is hereby established the 
Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf 
War Chemical and Biological Incidents (``Special Oversight Board''). The 
Special Oversight Board shall be composed of not more than seven members 
appointed by the President. The members of the Special Oversight Board 
shall have expertise relevant to the functions of the Special Oversight 
Board and shall not be full-time officials or employees of the executive 
branch of the Federal Government.
    (b) The President shall designate a Chairperson and a Vice 
Chairperson from among the members of the Special Oversight Board.
    Sec. 2. Functions. (a) The Special Oversight Board shall report to 
the President through the Secretary of Defense.
    (b) The Special Oversight Board shall provide advice and 
recommendations based on its review of Department of Defense 
investigations into possible detections of, and exposures to, chemical 
or biological weapons agents and environmental and other factors that 
may have contributed to Gulf War illnesses.
    (c) It shall not be a function of the Special Oversight Board to 
conduct scientific research.
    (d) It shall not be a function of the Special Oversight Board to 
provide advice or recommendations on any legal liability of the Federal 
Government for any claims or potential claims against the Federal 
Government.
    (e) The Special Oversight Board shall submit an interim report 
within 9 months of its first meeting and a final report within 18 months 
of its first meeting, unless otherwise directed by the President.
    Sec. 3. Administration. (a) The heads of executive departments and 
agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide the Special 
Oversight Board with such information as it may require for purposes of 
carrying out its functions.
    (b) Special Oversight Board members may be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by 
law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service (5 
U.S.C. 5701-5707). The administrative staff for the Special Oversight 
Board shall be compensated in accordance with Federal law.
    (c) To the extent permitted by law, and subject to the availability 
of appropriations, the Department of Defense shall provide the Special 
Oversight Board with such funds as may be necessary for the performance 
of its functions.
    Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 
any other Executive order, the functions of the President under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, that are applicable to the 
Special Oversight Board, except that of reporting annually to the 
Congress, shall be performed by the Secretary of Defense, in accordance 
with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator of 
General Services.
    (b) The Special Oversight Board shall terminate 30 days after 
submitting its final report.
    (c) This order is intended only to improve the internal management 
of the executive branch and it is not intended, and shall not be 
construed, to create any right, benefit, or trust responsibility, 
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party 
against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or any person.
                                                     William J. Clinton.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1072, 1074a, 1074d, 1074e, 
1075, 1078a, 1079, 1086, 1087, 1095, 1095a, 1097, 1097a, 1108 of this 
title; title 38 section 8111; title 42 section 1395ggg.
