PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2595 "(4) The term 'health-care resource' includes hospital care, medical services, and rehabilitative services, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8), respectively, of section 1701 of this title, services under sections 1782 and 1783 of this title, any other health-care service, and any healthcare support or administrative resource. "(5) The term 'primary beneficiary (A) with respect to the Department means a person who is eligible under this title (other than under section 1782, 1783, or 1784 or subsection (d) of this section) or any other provision of law for care or services in Department medical facilities, and (B) with respect to the Department of Defense, means a member or former member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for care under section 1074 of title 10. "(6) The term 'providing Department' means the Department of Veterans Affairs, in the case of care or services furnished by a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense, in the case of care or services furnished by a facility of the Department of Defense. "(7) The term 'service region' means a geographic service area of the Veterans Health Administration, in the case of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and a service region, in the case of the Department of Defense.". (2) The item relating to that section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "8111. Sharing of Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense health care resources. ". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 1104(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "may" and inserting "shall". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendments made by this section 38 USC 8iii shall take effect on October 1, 2003. note. SEC. 722. HEALTH CARE RESOURCES SHARING AND COORDINATION 38 USC 8111 PROJECT. note. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a health care resources sharing project to serve as a test for evaluating the feasibility, and the advantages and disadvantages, of measures and programs designed to improve the sharing and coordination of health care and health care resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The project shall be carried out, as a minimum, at the sites identified under subsection (b). (2) Reimbursement between the two Departments with respect to the project under this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 8111(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 721(a). (b) SITE IDENTIFICATION. — (1) Not later than 90 days after Deadline, the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly identify not less than three sites for the conduct of the project under this section. (2) For purposes of this section, a site at which the resource sharing project shall be carried out is an area in the United States in which—
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