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SEC. 672. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT 
PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
RESERVE. 
(a) ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL LOANS ELIGIBLE 
FOR REPAYMENT.—Paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of 
section 16301 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) any loan incurred for educational purposes 
made by a lender that is— 
‘‘(i) an agency or instrumentality of a 
State; 
‘‘(ii) a financial or credit institution (in-
cluding an insurance company) that is subject 
to examination and supervision by an agency of 
the United States or any State; 
‘‘(iii) a pension fund approved by the Sec-
retary for purposes of this section; or 
‘‘(iv) a nonprofit private entity designated 
by a State, regulated by that State, and ap-
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proved by the Secretary for purposes of this 
section.’’. 
(b) PARTICIPATION OF OFFICERS IN PROGRAM.— 
Such subsection is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an enlisted member of the 
Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an 
armed force in a reserve component and mili-
tary specialty’’ and inserting ‘‘a member of the 
Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of an 
armed force in a reserve component and in an 
officer program or military specialty’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 16301. Education loan repayment program: mem-
bers of Selected Reserve’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 1609 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
16301 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘16301. Education loan repayment program: members of Selected Reserve.’’. 
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SEC. 673. ENSURING ENTRY INTO UNITED STATES AFTER 
TIME ABROAD FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT 
ALIEN MILITARY SPOUSES AND CHILDREN. 
Section 284 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1354) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Nothing’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If a person lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence is the spouse or child of a member of the Armed 
Forces of the United States, is authorized to accompany 
the member and reside abroad with the member pursuant 
to the member’s official orders, and is so accompanying 
and residing with the member (in marital union if a 
spouse), then the residence and physical presence of the 
person abroad shall not be treated as— 
‘‘(1) an abandonment or relinquishment of law-
ful permanent resident status for purposes of clause 
(i) of section 101(a)(13)(C); or 
‘‘(2) an absence from the United States for 
purposes of clause (ii) of such section.’’. 
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SEC. 674. OVERSEAS NATURALIZATION FOR MILITARY 
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN. 
(a) SPOUSES.—Section 319 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1430) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e)(1) In the case of a person lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence in the United States who is the 
spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
States, is authorized to accompany such member and re-
side abroad with the member pursuant to the member’s 
official orders, and is so accompanying and residing with 
the member in marital union, such residence and physical 
presence abroad shall be treated, for purposes of sub-
section (a) and section 316(a), as residence and physical 
presence in— 
‘‘(A) the United States; and 
‘‘(B) any State or district of the Department of 
Homeland Security in the United States. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
spouse described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible for nat-
uralization proceedings overseas pursuant to section 
1701(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 8 U.S.C. 
1443a).’’. 
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(b) CHILDREN.—Section 322 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1433) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) In the case of a child of a member of the Armed 
Forces of the United States who is authorized to accom-
pany such member and reside abroad with the member 
pursuant to the member’s official orders, and is so accom-
panying and residing with the member— 
‘‘(1) any period of time during which the mem-
ber of the Armed Forces is residing abroad pursuant 
to official orders shall be treated, for purposes of 
subsection (a)(2)(A), as physical presence in the 
United States; 
‘‘(2) subsection (a)(5) shall not apply; and 
‘‘(3) the oath of allegiance described in sub-
section (b) may be subscribed to abroad pursuant to 
section 1701(d) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 
8 U.S.C. 1443a).’’. 
(c) OVERSEAS NATURALIZATION AUTHORITY.—Sec-
tion 1701(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 8 U.S.C. 
1443a) is amended— 
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(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND
THEIR
SPOUSES
AND
CHILDREN’’ after 
‘‘FORCES’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and persons made eligible 
for naturalization by section 319(e) or 322(d) of 
such Act,’’ after ‘‘Armed Forces’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act and apply to any application for naturalization 
or issuance of a certificate of citizenship pending on or 
after such date. 
SEC. 675. MODIFICATION OF AMOUNT OF BACK PAY FOR 
MEMBERS OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SE-
LECTED FOR PROMOTION WHILE INTERNED 
AS PRISONERS OF WAR DURING WORLD WAR 
II TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN CON-
SUMER PRICE INDEX. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—Section 667(c) of the Floyd D. 
Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106–398; 
114 Stat. 1654A–170) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The amount determined for a person under 
paragraph (1) shall be increased to reflect increases in 
cost of living since the basic pay referred to in paragraph 
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(1)(B) was paid to or for that person, calculated on the 
basis of the Consumer Price Index (all items—United 
States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics.’’. 
(b) RECALCULATION OF PREVIOUS PAYMENTS.—In 
the case of any payment of back pay made to or for a 
person under section 667 of the Floyd D. Spence National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall— 
(1) recalculate the amount of back pay to which 
the person is entitled by reason of the amendment 
made by subsection (a); and 
(2) if the amount of back pay, as so recal-
culated, exceeds the amount of back pay so paid, pay 
the person, or the surviving spouse of the person, an 
amount equal to the excess. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Improvements to Military Health Benefits 
Sec. 701. One-year extension of prohibition on increases in certain health care 
costs for members of the uniformed services. 
Sec. 702. Temporary prohibition on increase in copayments under retail phar-
macy system of pharmacy benefits program. 
Sec. 703. Inclusion of TRICARE retail pharmacy program in Federal procure-
ment of pharmaceuticals. 
Sec. 704. Stipend for members of reserve components for health care for cer-
tain dependents. 
Sec. 705. Authority for expansion of persons eligible for continued health bene-
fits coverage. 
Sec. 706. Continuation of eligibility for TRICARE Standard coverage for cer-
tain members of the Selected Reserve. 
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Sec. 707. Extension of pilot program for health care delivery. 
Sec. 708. Inclusion of mental health care in definition of health care and report 
on mental health care services. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 711. Surveys on continued viability of TRICARE Standard and TRICARE 
Extra. 
Sec. 712. Report on training in preservation of remains under combat or com-
bat-related conditions. 
Sec. 713. Report on patient satisfaction surveys. 
Sec. 714. Report on medical physical examinations of members of the Armed 
Forces before their deployment. 
Sec. 715. Report and study on multiple vaccinations of members of the Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 716. Review of gender- and ethnic group-specific mental health services 
and treatment for members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 717. Licensed mental health counselors and the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 718. Report on funding of the Department of Defense for health care. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 721. Prohibition on conversion of military medical and dental positions to 
civilian medical and dental positions. 
Sec. 722. Establishment of Joint Pathology Center. 
Subtitle A—Improvements to 
Military Health Benefits 
SEC. 701. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON IN-
CREASES IN CERTAIN HEALTH CARE COSTS 
FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES. 
(a) CHARGES UNDER CONTRACTS
FOR MEDICAL 
CARE.—Section 1097(e) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2008’’. 
(b) CHARGES
FOR
INPATIENT
CARE.—Section 
1086(b)(3) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2007.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2008’’. 
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(c) PREMIUMS UNDER TRICARE COVERAGE FOR 
CERTAIN MEMBERS IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Sec-
tion 1076d(d)(3) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2008’’. 
SEC. 702. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON INCREASE IN CO-
PAYMENTS UNDER RETAIL PHARMACY SYS-
TEM OF PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM. 
During the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and 
ending on September 30, 2008, the cost sharing require-
ments established under paragraph (6) of section 
1074g(a) of title 10, United States Code, for pharma-
ceutical agents available through retail pharmacies cov-
ered by paragraph (2)(E)(ii) of such section may not ex-
ceed amounts as follows: 
(1) In the case of generic agents, $3. 
(2) In the case of formulary agents, $9. 
(3) In the case of nonformulary agents, $22. 
SEC. 703. INCLUSION OF TRICARE RETAIL PHARMACY PRO-
GRAM IN FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF PHAR-
MACEUTICALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1074g of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) PROCUREMENT
OF
PHARMACEUTICALS
BY 
TRICARE RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM.—With respect 
to any prescription filled on or after the date of the enact-
ment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008, the TRICARE retail pharmacy program shall 
be treated as an element of the Department of Defense 
for purposes of the procurement of drugs by Federal agen-
cies under section 8126 of title 38 to the extent necessary 
to ensure that pharmaceuticals paid for by the Depart-
ment of Defense that are provided by pharmacies under 
the program to eligible covered beneficiaries under this 
section are subject to the pricing standards in such section 
8126.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall, 
after consultation with the other administering Secretaries 
under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, modify 
the regulations under subsection (h) of section 1074g of 
title 10, United States Code (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1) of this section), to implement the require-
ments of subsection (f) of section 1074g of title 10, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this sec-
tion). The Secretary shall so modify such regulations not 
later than December 31, 2007. 
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SEC. 704. STIPEND FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS FOR HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN DE-
PENDENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may, pursuant to regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary, pay a stipend to a mem-
ber of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who is 
called or ordered to active duty for a period of more than 
30 days for purposes of maintaining civilian health care 
coverage for a dependant whom the Secretary determines 
to possess a special health care need that would be best 
met by remaining in the member’s civilian health plan. In 
making such determination, the Secretary shall consider 
whether— 
(1) the dependent of the member was receiving 
treatment for the special health care need before the 
call or order to active duty of the member; and 
(2) the call or order to active duty would result 
in an interruption in treatment or a change in 
health care provider for such treatment. 
SEC. 705. AUTHORITY FOR EXPANSION OF PERSONS ELIGI-
BLE FOR CONTINUED HEALTH BENEFITS 
COVERAGE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO SPECIFY ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE 
PERSONS.—Subsection (b) of section 1078a of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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