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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1073. Administration of this chapter
(a) Responsible Officials. - Except as otherwise provided in this
chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall administer this chapter,
for the armed forces under his jurisdiction, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall administer this chapter for the Coast Guard
when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, and
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall administer this
chapter and for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and the Public Health Service. This chapter shall be administered
consistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of
1997 (42 U.S.C. 14401 et seq.).
(b) Stability in Program of Benefits. - The Secretary of Defense
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide a stable program
of benefits under this chapter throughout each fiscal year. To
achieve the stability in the case of managed care support contracts
entered into under this chapter, the contracts shall be
administered so as to implement all changes in benefits and
administration on a quarterly basis. However, the Secretary of
Defense may implement any such change prior to the next fiscal
quarter if the Secretary determines that the change would
significantly improve the provision of care to eligible
beneficiaries under this chapter.
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