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SEC. 678. REPORT ON SPACE-AVAILABLE TRAVEL FOR CER-
TAIN DISABLED VETERANS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the feasibility of providing trans-
portation on Department of Defense aircraft on a space-
available basis for any veteran with a service-connected 
disability rating of 50 percent or higher. The Secretary 
of Defense shall prepare the report in consultation with 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Tricare Program Improvements 
Sec. 701. Services of mental health counselors. 
Sec. 702. Additional information required by surveys on TRICARE standard. 
Sec. 703. Enhancement of TRICARE coverage for members who commit to 
continued service in the selected reserve. 
Sec. 704. Study and plan relating to chiropractic health care services. 
Sec. 705. Surviving-dependent eligibility under TRICARE dental plan for sur-
viving spouses who were on active duty at time of death of 
military spouse. 
Sec. 706. Exceptional eligibility for TRICARE prime remote. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 711. Authority to relocate patient safety center; renaming MedTeams Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 712. Modification of health care quality information and technology en-
hancement reporting requirement. 
Sec. 713. Correction to eligibility of certain Reserve officers for military health 
care pending active duty following commissioning. 
Sec. 714. Prohibition on conversions of military medical positions to civilian 
medical positions until submission of certification. 
Sec. 715. Clarification of inclusion of dental care in medical readiness tracking 
and health surveillance program. 
Sec. 716. Cooperative outreach to members and former members of the naval 
service exposed to environmental factors related to sarcoidosis. 
Sec. 717. Early identification and treatment of mental health and substance 
abuse disorders. 
Sec. 718. Mental health awareness for dependents.
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Sec. 719. Study relating to predeployment and postdeployment medical exams 
of certain members of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle A—Tricare Program 
Improvements 
SEC. 701. SERVICES OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH COUN-
SELORS UNDER TRICARE.—
(1) REIMBURSEMENT
UNDER
TRICARE.—Sec-
tion 1079(a)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or licensed or certified 
mental health counselors’’ after ‘‘certified mar-
riage and family therapists’’ both places it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or licensed or certified 
mental health counselors’’ after ‘‘that the thera-
pists.’’
(2) AUTHORITY TO ASSESS MEDICAL OR PSY-
CHOLOGICAL NECESSITY OF SERVICE OR SUPPLY.—
Section 1079(a)(13) of such title is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, licensed or certified mental health coun-
selor, ’’ after ‘‘certified marriage and family thera-
pist’’. 
(b) SERVICES OF MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS.—
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
ENTER
INTO
PERSONAL 
SERVICES
CONTRACTS.—Section 704(c)(2) of the
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1995 (Public Law 103–337; 108 Stat. 2799; 10 
U.S.C. 1091 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘mental 
health counselors,’’ after ‘‘psychologists,’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
LICENSURE
REQUIRE-
MENT FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS.—Section 
1094 (e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘mental health counselor,’’ 
after ‘‘psychologist,’’. 
SEC. 702. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SUR-
VEYS ON TRICARE STANDARD. 
Section 723(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Surveys required by paragraph (1) shall include 
questions seeking to determine from health care providers 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Whether the provider is aware of the 
TRICARE program. 
‘‘(B) What percentage of the provider’s current 
patient population uses any form of TRICARE. 
‘‘(C) Whether the provider accepts patients for 
whom payment is made under the medicare program 
for health care services.