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PUBLIC LAW 103-337 —OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2811 (c) RULES OF ATTENDANCE. —Except as the Secretary determines necessary, a civilian student who receives instruction at the Academy pursuant to the agreement under subsection (a) shall be subject to the same regulations governing attendance, discipline, discharge, and dismissal as apply to military students attending the Academy. (d) TERM AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. —The term of the agreement entered into under subsection (a) may not extend beyond September 30, 1997. Either party to the agreement may terminate the agreement at any time before that date. (e) REPORT.— For each year in which the agreement under subsection (a) is in effect, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report specifying the number of civilian students who received instruction at the Academy under the agreement during the period covered by the report and accessing the benefits to the United States of the agreement. (f) ACADEMY DEFINED. — For purposes of this section, the term "Academy means the Academy of Health Sciences of the Army Medical Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. SEC. 733. DELAY IN CLOSURE OF ARMY HOSPITAL AT VICENZA, ITALY. (a) CLOSURE DELAY.— During fiscal year 1995, the Secretary of the Army may not reduce the level of medical care services provided by the United States Army Hospital at Vicenza, Italy. (b) REPORT ON HOSPITAL. —Not later than March 1, 1995, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report regarding the operation of the Army Hospital at Vicenza, Italy. The report shall contain the following: (1) A description of the number and demographic characteristics of members of the Armed Forces on active duty and covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who typically receive medical care services at the hospital, including those members and covered beneficiaries stationed or residing at (or in the immediate vicinity of) Aviano Air Force Base and Camp Darby. (2) An analysis of the projected costs or savings, including the cost of CHAMPUS benefits, resulting from the programmed closure of the hospital. (3) A description of the differences in practice patterns between American and Italian doctors, such as differences in the normal lengths of stay for the most frequent inpatient admissions (including childbirth) and the availability of alternative methods of providing anesthesia during childbirth. (4) An analysis of the feasibility of establishing a birthing center for the area and patients currently served by the hospital, to be staffed primarily by American nurse-midwives. (5) A detailed plan for ensuring the availability of quality medical care, consistent with American medical practice patterns, for covered beneficiaries residing in Northern Italy. SEC. 734. ORAL TYPHOID VACCINE INVENTORY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) NUMBER OF DOSES FOR INVENTORY.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct that the number of doses of oral typhoid vaccine purchased for inventory by the Department of Defense during a fiscal year be not less than the number of doses of parenteral injection typhoid vaccine purchased for inventory by the Department during that fiscal year.