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10 U.S.C. § 1074h — Medical and dental care: medal of honor recipients; dependents
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**(a) Medal of Honor Recipients.—** A former member of the armed forces who is a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if entitled to retired pay.
**(b) Immediate Dependents.—** A person who is an immediate dependent of a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if the Medal of Honor recipient were, or (if deceased) was at the time of death, entitled to retired pay.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “Medal of Honor recipient” means a person who has been awarded a medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or [section 2732 of title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2732&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “immediate dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of [section 1072(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Medal of Honor Recipients.—** A former member of the armed forces who is a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if entitled to retired pay.
**(b) Immediate Dependents.—** A person who is an immediate dependent of a Medal of Honor recipient and who is not otherwise entitled to medical and dental benefits under this chapter may, upon request, be given medical and dental care provided by the administering Secretaries in the same manner as if the Medal of Honor recipient were, or (if deceased) was at the time of death, entitled to retired pay.
**(c) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “Medal of Honor recipient” means a person who has been awarded a medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of this title or [section 2732 of title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section2732&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “immediate dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of [section 1072(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The President may award, and present in the name of Congress, a medal of honor of appropriate design, with ribbons and appurtenances, to an individual who, while a member of the Coast Guard, displays conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of such individual’s life above and beyond the call of duty—
(1) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;
(2) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force;
(3) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1074h
tion project throughout the entire pharmacy benefits
program or at a limited number of sites. If the
project is conducted at a limited number of sites, the
number of sites shall be not less than five in each
TRICARE region for each of the two means described
in such subparagraph.
‘‘(3) PERIOD
OF
DEMONSTRATION.—The Secretary
shall provide for conducting the demonstration
project for a period of time necessary to evaluate the
feasibility and cost effectiveness of the demonstra-
tion. Such period shall be at least as long as the pe-
riod covered by pharmacy contracts in existence on
the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 17, 2006]
(including any extensions of the contracts), or five
years, whichever is shorter.
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—Implementation of
the demonstration project shall begin not later than
May 1, 2007.
‘‘(c) EVALUATION
OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.—The
Secretary shall evaluate the demonstration project for
the following:
‘‘(1) The costs and benefits of providing OTC drugs
under the pharmacy benefits program in each of the
means chosen by the Secretary to conduct the dem-
onstration project.
‘‘(2) The clinical effectiveness of providing OTC
drugs under the pharmacy benefits program.
‘‘(3) Customer satisfaction with the demonstration
project.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—Not later than two years after imple-
mentation of the demonstration project begins, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a
report on the demonstration project. The report shall
contain—
‘‘(1) the evaluation required by subsection (c);
‘‘(2) recommendations for improving the provision
of OTC drugs under the pharmacy benefits program;
and
‘‘(3) recommendations
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