EXPANSION OF CHAMPUS COVERAGE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN MEDICARE PARTICIPANTS.

SEC. 704. EXPANSION OF CHAMPUS COVERAGE TO INCLUDE CERTAIN MEDICARE PARTICIPANTS. (a) Eligibility of Disabled Persons.—Section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection: “(d)(1) A person who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.) is not eligible for health benefits under this section. “(2) The prohibition contained in paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a person referred to in subsection (c) who— “(A) is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 226(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 426(b)(2)); “(B) is under 65 years of age; and “(C) is enrolled in the supplementary medical insurance program under part B of such title (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.).”. “(3) If a person described in paragraph (2) receives medical or dental care for which payment may be made under both title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) and a plan contracted for under subsection (a), the amount payable for that care under the plan may not exceed the difference between— “(A) the sum of any deductibles, coinsurance, and balance billing charges that would be imposed on the person if payment for that care were made solely under that title; and “(B) the sum of any deductibles, coinsurance, and balance billing charges that would be imposed on the person if payment for that care were made solely under the plan.”. (b) Conforming Amendments.— (1) Such section is further amended— (A) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking out “The following” and inserting in lieu thereof “Except as provided in subsection (d), the following”; and (ii) by striking out the sentence following paragraph (3); and (B) in subsection (g), by striking out “Notwithstanding subsection (d) or any other provision of this chapter,” and inserting in 105 STAT. 1402 lieu thereof “Section 1079(j) of this title shall apply to a plan contracted for under this section, except that”. (2) Section 1713(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out “the second sentence of section 1086(c)” and inserting in lieu thereof “section 1086(d)(1)”. (c) Application of Amendments.—Subsection (d) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, shall apply with respect to health care benefits or services received by a person described in such subsection on or after the date of enactment of this Act.