HOSPICE CARE.

SEC. 702. HOSPICE CARE. (a) Hospice Care for Dependents in Facilities of the Uniformed Services.—Section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), hospice care may be provided under section 1076 of this title in facilities of the uniformed services to a terminally ill patient who chooses (pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the other administering Secretaries) to receive hospice care rather than continuing hospitalization or other health care services for treatment of the patient’s terminal illness. “(2) In this section, the term ‘hospice care’ means the items and services described in section 1861(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)).”. (b) Hospice Care for Dependents Under Contracts for Medical Care.—(1) Subsection (a) of section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 105 STAT. 1401 (A) in paragraph (13), by striking out “clause (4)” and inserting in lieu thereof “paragraph (4)”; (B) by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (14); (C) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (15)(1)) and inserting in lieu thereof and”; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(16) hospice care may be provided only in the manner and under the conditions provided in section 1861(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)).”. (2) Subsection (j)(2)(B) of such section is amended by inserting “hospice program (as defined in section 1861(dd)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(2)),” after “home health agency,”.