113 STAT. 676 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 "(4) in the case of a member serving in a contingency operation or similar operational mission (other than for training) designated by the Secretary concerned, all of the charges may be paid.". SEC. 676. ADMINISTRATION OF SELECTED RESERVE EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM FOR COAST GUARD RESERVE. Section 16301 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) The Secretary of Transportation may repay loans described in subsection (a)(1) and otherwise administer this section in the case of members of the Selected Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.". 26 USC 112 note. SEC. 677. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TREATMENT UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF MEMBERS RECEIVING HOS- TILE FIRE OR IMMINENT DANGER SPECIAL PAY DURING CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. It is the sense of Congress that a member of the Armed Forces who is receiving special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code, while assigned to duty in support of a contingency operation should be treated under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in the same manner as a member of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone (as defined in section 112 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS Subtitle A—Health Care Services Sec. 701. Pharmacy benefits program. Sec. 702. Provision of chiropractic health care. Sec. 703. Provision of domiciliary and custodial care for certain CHAMPUS beneficiaries. Sec. 704. Enhancement of dental benefits for retirees. Sec. 705. Medical and dental care for certain members incurring irguries on inactive-duty training. Sec. 706. Health care at former uniformed services treatment facilities for active duty members stationed at certain remote locations. Sec. 707. Open enrollment demonstration program. Subtitle B—TRICARE Program Sec. 711. Expansion and revision of authority for dental programs for dependents and reserves. Sec. 712. Improvement of access to health care under the TRICARE program. Sec. 713. Improvements to claims processing under the TRICARE program. Sec. 714. Authority to waive certain TRICAKE deductibles. Sec. 715. TRICARE beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators. Sec. 716. Improvement of TRICARE management; improvements to third-party payer collection program. Sec. 717. Comparative report on health care coverage under the TRICARE program. Subtitle C—Other Matters Sec. 721. Forensic pathology investigations by Armed Forces Medical Examiner. Sec. 722. Best value contracting. Sec. 723. Health care quality information and technology enhancement. Sec. 724. Joint telemedicine and telepharmacy demonstration projects by the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. Sec. 725. Program-year stability in health care benefits. Sec. 726. Study on join^ operations for the Defense Health Program. Sec. 727. Trauma training center. Sec. 728. Sense of Congress regarding automatic enrollment of medicare-eligible beneficiaries in the TRICARE Senior Prime demonstration project.
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