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114 STAT. 1654A-174 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX (b) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. —The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other administering Secretaries described in section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, and the oversight advisory committee established under section 731 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103- 337; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note) regarding the following: (1) The development and implementation of the plan required under subsection (a). (2) Each report that the Secretary is required to submit to Congress regarding the plan. (3) The selection of the military medical treatment facilities at which the chiropractic services described in subsection (a)(2)(A) are to be provided. (c) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT SERVICES.— Until the plan required under subsection (a) is implemented, the Secretary shall continue to furnish the same level of chiropractic health care services and benefits under the Defense Health Program that is provided during fiscal year 2000 at military medical treatment facilities that provide such services and benefits. (d) REPORT REQUIRED. —Not later than January 31, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on the plan required under subsection (a), together with appropriate appendices and attachments, to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (e) GAO REPORTS.— The Comptroller General shall monitor the development and implementation of the plan required under subsection (a), including the administration of services and benefits under the plan, and periodically submit to the committees referred to in subsection (d) written reports on such development and implementation. SEC. 703. SCHOOL-REQUIRED PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN MINOR DEPENDENTS. Section 1076 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(f)(1) The administering Secretaries shall furnish an eligible dependent a physical examination that is required by a school in connection with the enrollment of the dependent as a student in that school. "(2) A dependent is eligible for a physical examination under paragraph (1) if the dependent— "(A) is entitled to receive medical care under subsection (a) or is authorized to receive medical care under subsection (b); and "(B) is at least 5 years of age and less than 12 years of age. "(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) may be construed to prohibit the furnishing of a school-required physical examination to any dependent who, except for not satisfying the age requirement under that paragraph, would otherwise be eligible for a physical examination required to be furnished under this subsection.". SEC. 704. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF DENTAL AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS. (a) DENTAL BENEFITS.—Section 1076a(k)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "one-year period" and inserting "three-year period".