(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1072 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking out ‘‘The term
‘Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uni-
formed Services’ means’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘The terms ‘Civilian Health and Medical Pro-
gram of the Uniformed Services’ and ‘CHAMPUS’
mean’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) The term ‘TRICARE Standard’ means a
CHAMPUS health care benefits option that, subject
to the deductibles and cost-sharing requirements
under CHAMPUS, pays a share of the cost of cov-
ered health care services that are provided by health
care providers outside the Federal Government who
are not part of the CHAMPUS network of health
care providers.
‘‘(9) The term ‘Federal Employee Health Bene-
fits program’ means the Federal Employee Health
Benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5.’’.
TITLE III—OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 301. PARTICIPATION OF MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE BENE-
FICIARIES IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE PHARMACY PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2000,
the Secretary of Defense shall—
(1) expand and make permanent the dem-
onstration project for pharmaceuticals by mail estab-
lished under subsection (a) of section 702 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1993 (10 U.S.C. 1079 note) in order to permit indi-
viduals described in subsection (b) worldwide to ob-
tain pharmaceuticals through the project; and
(2) modify each managed health care program
which includes a managed care network of commu-
nity retail pharmacies under subsection (b) of such
section 702 to supply prescription pharmaceuticals
to the individuals described in subsection (b) of this
section through such network in the area covered by
such program.
(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—An individual eligible
to obtain pharmaceuticals under this section is an
individual—
(1) who is—
(A) a member or former member of the
uniformed services described in section 1074(b)
of title 10, United States Code;
(B) a dependent of a member described in
subsection (a)(2)(B) or (b) of section 1076 of
that title; or
(C) a dependent of a member who died
while on active duty for a period of more than
30 days;
(2) who is entitled to hospital insurance bene-
fits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and
(3) who has attained age 65.
(c) FEES AND CHARGES.—(1) An eligible individual
described in subsection (b) shall not be charged an enroll-
ment fee or deductible for participation in the project or
a retail pharmacy network under this section.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may not establish or
collect any new fee or charge under the project referred
to in subsection (a)(1), or any retail pharmacy network
referred to in subsection (a)(2), by reason of the participa-
tion of eligible individuals described in subsection (b) in
the project or network under this section.
SEC. 302. NATIONWIDE ENROLLMENT CARD UNDER THE
TRICARE PROGRAM.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense, after
consultation with the other administering Secretaries,
shall issue to covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE
program an enrollment card which shall serve as an enroll-
ment card for participation in the TRICARE program na-
tionwide. The purpose of the enrollment card is to facili-
tate the ready portability of benefits under the TRICARE
program.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the terms ‘‘admin-
istering Secretaries’’ and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ shall have
the meanings given such terms in section 1072 of title 10,
United States Code.
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