Ill STAT. 1822 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 Reports. Reports. procuring pharmaceuticals at discounted prices pursuant to section 8126 of title 38, United States Code. (5) The existence of options for increasing the discounts available to TRICARE program contractors without undermining controls for preventing diversion of items procured by the Department of Defense to nonmilitary populations, (b) RESPONSE TO STUDY.— Not later than 90 days after the Comptroller General submits to Congress the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of implementing changes to the pharmacy programs of the Department of Defense based on the findings and conclusions of the study. SEC. 748. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF NAVY GRADUATE MEDI- CAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.— The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to evaluate the validity of the recommendations made by the Medical Education Policy Council of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy regarding restructuring the graduate medical education program of the Department of the Navy. The study shall specifically address the Council's recommendations relating to residency training conducted at the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, and the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. (b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.— Not later than March 1, 1998, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress and the Secretary of the Navy a report containing the results of the study required by subsection (a). (c) MORATORIUM ON RESTRUCTURING. —Until the report required by subsection (b) is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of the Navy may not tnaike any change in the types of residency programs conducted under the Navy graduate medical education program or the locations at which such residency programs are conducted or otherwise restructure the Navy graduate medical education program. SEC. 749. STUDY OF EXPANSION OF PHARMACEUTICALS BY MAIL PRO- GRAM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE COVERED BENEFICIARIES. Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report regarding the feasibility and advisability of expanding the category of persons eligible to participate in the demonstration project for the purchase of prescription pharmaceuticals by mail, as required by section 702(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1079 note), to include persons referred to in subsection (c) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, who are covered by subsection (d)(1) of such section and reside in the United States outside of the catchment area of a medical treatment facility of the uniformed services. SEC. 750. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF REQUIREMENT FOR MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. (a) STUDY REQUIRED. —The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to evaluate the requirements for Army, Navy, and Air Force medical facilities in the National Capital Region (as defined
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