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shall examine the following with respect to chiro-
practic health care services and benefits: 
(A) The cost of providing such services and 
benefits. 
(B) The feasibility of providing such serv-
ices and benefits. 
(C) An assessment of the health care bene-
fits of providing such services and benefits. 
(D) An estimate of the potential cost sav-
ings of providing such services and benefits in 
lieu of other medical services. 
(3) SPACE AVAILABLE COSTS.—The study shall 
also include a detailed analysis of the projected costs 
of providing chiropractic health care services on a 
space available basis in the military treatment facili-
ties currently providing chiropractic care under sec-
tion 702 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted 
by Public Law 106–398; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note). 
(4) ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘eligible dependent’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 1076a(k) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 
2006, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the plan re-
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quired under section 702 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 (as en-
acted by Public Law 106–398; 10 U.S.C. 1092 note), in-
cluding a detailed analysis of the projected costs, to pro-
vide chiropractic health care services and benefits as a per-
manent part of the Defense Health Program (including 
the TRICARE program) as required under that section. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 31, 
2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report on 
the study required under subsection (a), together with the 
plan required under subsection (b), to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives. 
SEC. 705. SURVIVING-DEPENDENT ELIGIBILITY UNDER 
TRICARE 
DENTAL 
PLAN 
FOR 
SURVIVING 
SPOUSES WHO WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY AT 
TIME OF DEATH OF MILITARY SPOUSE. 
Section 1076a(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) ELIGIBLE DEPENDENT DEFINED.—(1) In this 
section, the term ‘eligible dependent’ means a dependent 
described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 
1072(2) of this title. 
‘‘(2) Such term includes any such dependent of a 
member who dies while on active duty for a period of more
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than 30 days or a member of the Ready Reserve if, on 
the date of the death of the member, the dependent—
‘‘(A) is enrolled in a dental benefits plan estab-
lished under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) if not enrolled in such a plan on such 
date—
‘‘(i) is not enrolled by reason of a dis-
continuance of a former enrollment under sub-
section (f); or 
‘‘(ii) is not qualified for such enrollment 
because—
‘‘(I) the dependent is a child under 
the minimum age for such enrollment; or 
‘‘(II) the dependent is a spouse who is 
a member of the armed forces on active 
duty for a period of more than 30 days. 
‘‘(3) Such term does not include a dependent by rea-
son of paragraph (2) after the end of the three-year period 
beginning on the date of the member’s death.’’. 
SEC. 706. EXCEPTIONAL ELIGIBILITY FOR TRICARE PRIME 
REMOTE. 
Section 1079(p) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense may provide for 
coverage of a dependent referred to in subsection (a) 
who is not described in paragraph (3) if the Sec-
retary determines that exceptional circumstances 
warrant such coverage.’’. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 711. AUTHORITY TO RELOCATE PATIENT SAFETY CEN-
TER; RENAMING MEDTEAMS PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO LOCATE THE DE-
PARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
PATIENT
SAFETY
CENTER 
WITHIN THE ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY 
.—Subsection (c)(3) of section 754 of the Floyd D. Spence 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654–196) is amended 
by striking ‘‘within the Armed Forces Institute of Pathol-
ogy’’. 
(b) RENAMING MEDTEAMS PROGRAM.—Subsection 
(d) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘MEDTEAMS’’ 
in the heading and inserting ‘‘
MEDICAL TEAM TRAIN-
ING’’.