114 STAT. 1654A-172 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX Sec. 756. Privacj^ of Department of Defense medical records. Sec. 757. Authority to establish special locality-based reimbursement rates; reports. Sec. 758. Reimbursement for certain travel expenses. Sec. 759. Reduction of cap on payments. Sec. 760. Training in health care management and administration. Sec. 761. Studies on feasibility of sharing biomedical research facility. Sec. 762. Study on comparability of coverage for physical, speech, and occupational therapies. Subtitle A—Health Care Services SEC. 701. PROVISION OF DOMICILIARY AND CUSTODIAL CARE FOR CHAMPUS BENEFICIARIES AND CERTAIN FORMER CHAMPUS BENEFICIARIES. (a) CONTINUATION OF CARE FOR CERTAIN CHAMPUS BENE- FICIARIES. — Section 703(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 682; 10 U.S.C. 1077 note) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: "or by the prohibition in section 1086(d)(1) of such title". (b) REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED.— Section 703(a) of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) The Secretary may provide payment for domiciliary or custodial care services provided to an eligible beneficiary for which payment was discontinued by reason of section 1086(d) of title 10, United States Code, and subsequently reestablished under other legal authority. Such payment is authorized for the period beginning on the date of discontinuation of payment for domiciliary or custodial care services and ending on the date of restablishment of payment for such services.". (c) COST LIMITATION FOR INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT PRO- GRAM. —(1) Section 1079(a)(17) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting "(A)" after "(17)"; and (B) by adding at the end the following: "(B) The total amount expended under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year may not exceed $100,000,000.". (2) Section 703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 is further amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) COST LIMITATION.— The total amount paid for services for eligible beneficiaries under subsection (a) for a fiscal year (together with the costs of administering the authority under that subsection) shall be included in the expenditures limited by section 1079(a)(17)(B) of title 10, United States Code.". (3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to fiscal years after fiscal year 1999. (d) STUDY REQUIRED.— (1) Not later than the date that is three months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall undertake a study to evaluate the coordination and effectiveness of the supplemental disability health care programs of the Department of Defense, the Program for Persons with Disabilities and the Individual Case Management Program for Persons with Disabilities, as such programs relate to other elements of the TRICARE program in meeting the health care needs of disabled dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty. The Comptroller General shall examine—
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