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10 U.S.C. § 1104 — Sharing of health-care resources with the Department of Veterans Affairs
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**(a) Sharing of Health-Care Resources.—** Health-care resources of the Department of Defense shall be shared with health-care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with [section 8111 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8111&num=0&edition=prelim) or under [section 1535 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1535&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Reimbursement From CHAMPUS Funds.—** Pursuant to an agreement entered into under [section 8111 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8111&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 1535 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1535&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of a military department may reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from funds available for that military department for the payment of medical care provided under section 1079 or 1086 of this title.
**(c) Charges.—** The Secretary of Defense may prescribe by regulation a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge for health care provided to covered beneficiaries under this chapter pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Secretary of a military department under [section 8111 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8111&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 1535 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1535&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Provision of Services During War or National Emergency.—** Members of the armed forces on active duty during and immediately following a period of war, or during and immediately following a national emergency involvi
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**(a) Sharing of Health-Care Resources.—** Health-care resources of the Department of Defense shall be shared with health-care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with [section 8111 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8111&num=0&edition=prelim) or under [section 1535 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1535&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Reimbursement From CHAMPUS Funds.—** Pursuant to an agreement entered into under [section 8111 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8111&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 1535 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1535&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of a military department may reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from funds available for that military department for the payment of medical care provided under section 1079 or 1086 of this title.
**(c) Charges.—** The Secretary of Defense may prescribe by regulation a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge for health care provided to covered beneficiaries under this chapter pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Secretary of a military department under [section 8111 of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8111&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 1535 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1535&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Provision of Services During War or National Emergency.—** Members of the armed forces on active duty during and immediately following a period of war, or during and immediately following a national emergency involving the use of the armed forces in armed conflict, may be provided health-care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with [section 8111A of title 38](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8111A&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a)** The head of an agency or major organizational unit within an agency may place an order with a major organizational unit within the same agency or another agency for goods or services if—
(1) amounts are available;
(2) the head of the ordering agency or unit decides the order is in the best interest of the United States Government;
(3) the agency or unit to fill the order is able to provide or get by contract the ordered goods or services; and
(4) the head of the agency decides ordered goods or services cannot be provided by contract as conveniently or cheaply by a commercial enterprise.
**(b)** Payment shall be made promptly by check on the written request of the agency or unit filling the order. Payment may be in advance or on providing the goods or services ordered and shall be for any part of the estimated or actual cost as determined by the agency or unit filling the order. A bill submitted or a request for payment is not subject to audit or certification in advance of payment. Proper adjustment of amounts paid in advance shall be made as agreed to by the heads of the agencies or units on the basis of the actual cost of goods or services provided.
**(c)** A condition or limitation applicable to amounts for procurement of an agency or unit placing an order or making a contract under this section applies to the placing of the order or the making of the contract.
**(d)** An order placed or agreement made under this section obligates an appropriation of the ordering agency or unit. The amount obligated is deobligated to the extent that the agency or unit filling the order has not incurred obligations, before the end of the period of availability of the appropriation, in—
(1) providing goods or services; or
(2) making an authorized contract with another
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**(a) Required Coordination and Sharing of Health Care Resources.—** The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with the goal of improving the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficiaries of both Departments.
**(b) Joint Requirements for Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense.—** To facilitate the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the two Departments, the two Secretaries shall carry out the following functions:
(1) Develop and publish a joint strategic vision statement and a joint strategic plan to shape, focus, and prioritize the coordination and sharing efforts among appropriate elements of the two Departments and incorporate the goals and requirements of the joint sharing plan into the strategic plan of each Department under [section 306 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section306&num=0&edition=prelim) and the performance plan of each Department under [section 1115 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1115&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Jointly fund the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee under [section 320 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section320&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) Continue to facilitate and improve sharing between individual Department of Veterans Affairs and Departm
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**(a)**
(1) During and immediately following a period of war, or a period of national emergency declared by the President or the Congress that involves the use of the Armed Forces in armed conflict, the Secretary may furnish hospital care, nursing home care, and medical services to members of the Armed Forces on active duty.
(2)
(A) During and immediately following a disaster or emergency referred to in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may furnish hospital care and medical services to members of the Armed Forces on active duty responding to or involved in that disaster or emergency.
(B) A disaster or emergency referred to in this subparagraph is any disaster or emergency as follows:
(i) A major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ([42 U.S.C. 5121](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(ii) A disaster or emergency in which the National Disaster Medical System established pursuant to section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act ([42 U.S.C. 300hh](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section300hh&num=0&edition=prelim)) 11 See References in Text note below. is activated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under that section or as otherwise authorized by law.
(3) The Secretary may give a higher priority to the furnishing of care and services under this section than to the furnishing of care and services to any other group of persons eligible for care and services in medical facilities of the Department with the exception of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the terms “hospital care”, “nursing home care”, an
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish a mechanism for ensuring that each person under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department who provides health care under this chapter as a physician satisfies the continuing medical education requirements applicable to the physician.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1104
local law or regulation regarding financial sol-
vency, the Secretary of Defense or the admin-
istering Secretaries shall require an independent
audit of the prime contractor of each contract
that is entered into pursuant to this chapter and
covered by the preemption. The audit shall be
performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agen-
cy.
(c) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘‘State’’ includes the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
each possession of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title VII,
§ 725(a)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1116; amended
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VII, § 715(a), Nov. 30,
1993, 107 Stat. 1690; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title
X, § 1057(a)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2006—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–163 struck out ‘‘Terri-
tory and’’ before ‘‘possession’’.
1993—Pub. L. 103–160 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section read as follows:
‘‘(a) The provisions of any contract under this chap-
ter which relate to the nature and extent of coverage
of benefits (including payments with respect to bene-
fits) shall preempt any law of a State or local govern-
ment, or any regulation issued under such a law, which
relates to health insurance or plans to the extent that
such law or regulation is inconsistent with such con-
tractual provisions.
‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘State’ includes the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and each territory and possession of the United
States.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A,
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