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[CITE: 10USC1099]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                   CHAPTER 55--MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE
 
Sec. 1099. Health care enrollment system

    (a) Establishment of System.--The Secretary of Defense, after 
consultation with the other administering Secretaries, shall establish a 
system of health care enrollment for covered beneficiaries who reside in 
the United States.
    (b) Description of System.--Such system shall--
        (1) allow covered beneficiaries to elect a health care plan from 
    eligible health care plans designated by the Secretary of Defense; 
    or
        (2) if necessary in order to ensure full use of facilities of 
    the uniformed services in a geographical area, assign covered 
    beneficiaries who reside in such area to such facilities.

    (c) Health Care Plans Available Under System.--A health care plan 
designated by the Secretary of Defense under the system described in 
subsection (a) shall provide all health care to which a covered 
beneficiary is entitled under this chapter. Such a plan may consist of 
any of the following:
        (1) Use of facilities of the uniformed services.
        (2) The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
    Services.
        (3) Any other health care plan contracted for by the Secretary 
    of Defense.
        (4) Any combination of the plans described in paragraphs (1), 
    (2), and (3).

    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with 
the other administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations to 
carry out this section.

(Added Pub. L. 99-661, div. A, title VII, Sec. 701(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 
100 Stat. 3896.)


                               Regulations

    Section 701(d)(1), (2) of Pub. L. 99-661 provided that:
    ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations as required by section 1099(d) of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)) to implement the 
system of health care enrollment for covered beneficiaries--
        ``(A) on October 1, 1987, with respect to--
            ``(i) covered beneficiaries included in the demonstration 
        project required under section 702 [10 U.S.C. 1073 note]; and
            ``(ii) facilities of the uniformed services located in the 
        geographical area covered by the demonstration project; and
        ``(B) not later than September 30, 1990, for all other covered 
    beneficiaries and facilities of the uniformed services.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not assign covered beneficiaries to 
facilities of the uniformed services, as authorized by section 
1099(b)(2) of such title (as added by subsection (a)(1)), before October 
1, 1990.''


                           Reports to Congress

    Section 701(c)(1) of Pub. L. 99-661 required Secretary of Defense, 
not later than July 1, 1987, to submit to Congress a report detailing 
any plans to establish or implement a system of health care enrollment 
(other than as required under section 702(a)(2)(C)) under section 
1099(a) of this title and the plan of the Secretary for completing 
implementation of such system.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1097 of this title.
