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PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1405 striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: "(1) The Secretary may authorize the use of the Composite Health Care System to provide information systems support in a military medical treatment facility that was not involved in the operational test and evaluation phase referred to in subsection 0?) on November 5, 1990, if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives that the use of the Composite Health Care System in that facility is the most costeffective method for providing automated operations at the facility.". SEC. 721. ADMINISTRATION OF THE MANAGED-CARE MODEL OF UNI- 42 USC 248c FORMED SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES. note. (a) DESIGNATION OF SATELLITE FACILITIES AS UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES. —(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense may designate a satellite facility described in paragraph (2) as a facility of the uniformed services for the purposes of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code. (2) A satellite facility referred to in paragraph (1) means a facility that— (A) is owned, operated, or staffed by a facility described in section 911(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982 (42 U.S.C. 248c(c)); and (B) pursuant to an agreement entered into with the Secretary of Defense, is authorized for a designated service area to provide medical and dental care for persons eligible to receive such care in facilities of the uniformed services under chapter 55 of title 10, United States C!ode. (3) The authority of the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the managed-care delivery and reimbursement model required under section 718(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1587) has been fully implemented. (b) TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION.—The designation of a satellite facility under subsection (a) may be terminated in accordance with the procedure provided under section 1252(e) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 248d(e)). (c) REIMBURSEMENT FOR CARE.—A facility described in section 911(c) of the Military (Construction Authorization Act, 1982 (42 U.S.C. 248c(c)), may be reimbursed for medical and dental care provided by that facility or a satellite facility of that facility designated under subsection (a) to persons eligible to receive such care in facilities of the uniformed services under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code. The reimbursement shall be made pursuant to an agreement with the Secretary of Defense as part of the managedcare delivery and reimbursement model required under section 718(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1587). (d) PREEMPTION OF STATE AND LOCAL LAWS.—A law or regulation of a State or local government relating to health insurance or health maintenance organizations shall not apply to a Uniformed Services Treatment Facility that enters into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense under section 718(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1587) to the extent that—