‘‘(C) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary may ex-
empt the following prescription maintenance 
medications from the requirements in subpara-
graph (B): 
‘‘(i) Medications that are for acute 
care needs. 
‘‘(ii) Such other medications as the 
Secretary determines appropriate.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
716 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
125 Stat. 1804) is repealed. 
(e) ADDITIONAL
REALIGNMENT
OF
TRICARE 
HEALTH BENEFIT YEARS FROM FISCAL YEAR TO CAL-
ENDAR YEAR BASIS.— 
(1) TRICARE STANDARD.—Section 1079(b) of 
such title 10 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal’’ each 
place it appears. 
(2) TRANSITION
PERIOD.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe regulations to transition 
TRICARE health plan benefit years from a fiscal- 
year basis to a calendar-year basis pursuant to the 
amendments made by this subsection. 
(3) CONFORMING
AND
TECHNICAL
AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 724 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 
104–201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘For each fiscal year 
beginning after September 30, 1997, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘during any year’’ 
after ‘‘by designated providers’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘fiscal year.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘year.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(2)(B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘For each fiscal year 
beginning after September 30, 2003, the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘during such fiscal 
year’’ the first place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘during any year’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘fiscal year.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘year.’’. 
(f) AUTHORITY TO ADJUST PAYMENTS INTO THE 
MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREE HEALTH CARE FUND.— 
Section 1116 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) During any fiscal year, if the Secretary of De-
fense determines that the amount certified under sub-
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section (c) is no longer accurate because of a significant 
change in circumstances or law, the Secretary of Defense 
may, if appropriate, certify a revised amount determined 
in accordance with subsection (b)(2) to the Secretary of 
the Treasury. 
‘‘(2) If the Secretary of Defense makes a certification 
under paragraph (1), each other administering Secretary 
shall make and advise the Secretary of the Treasury of 
a revised determination, consistent with section 1111(c) 
of this title. 
‘‘(3) If a certification and determination are made 
under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall promptly pay into or recoup from the Fund the 
difference between the amount paid into the Fund under 
subsection (a) and the amount certified or determined by 
the administering Secretary under paragraph (1) or (2).’’. 
SEC. 702. REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICARE PARTICIPATING 
PHYSICIAN 
OR 
SUPPLIER 
TO 
ACCEPT 
TRICARE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS PARTICI-
PATING RATES. 
Section 1842(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395u(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Any physician or supplier who 
voluntarily enters into an agreement with the Secretary 
to become a participating physician or supplier shall be 
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deemed to have agreed to be a participating provider of 
medical care or services under any health plan contracted 
for under section 1079 or 1086 of title 10, United States 
Code, or under section 1781 of title 38, United States 
Code, in accordance with the payment methodology and 
amounts prescribed under joint regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security pursuant to sections 1079 and 1086 
of title 10, United States Code.’’. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS 
SEC. 801. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF SUPPLIES COV-
ERED BY STATUTORY RAPID ACQUISITION 
AUTHORITY. 
Section 806(g) of the Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107– 
314; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ASSOCIATED SUPPORT SERV-
ICES DEFINED.—In the section, the term’’ and in-
serting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—In this section:’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) SUPPLIES.—The term ‘supplies’ means all 
property except land or interest in land.’’. 
SEC. 802. REDUCTION IN COSTS TO REPORT CRITICAL 
CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM DEFINED.—Section 
2445a of title 10, United States Code, is amended adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EXTENSION OF A PROGRAM.—In this chapter, 
the term ‘extension of a program’ means, with respect to 
a major automated information system program or other 
major information technology investment program, the 
further deployment or planned deployment to additional 
users of the system which has already been found oper-
ationally effective and suitable by an independent test 
agency or the Director of Operational Test and Evalua-
tion, beyond the scope planned in the original estimate or 
information originally submitted on the program.’’. 
(b) REPORTS ON CRITICAL CHANGES IN MAIS PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsection (d) of section 2445c of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
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