IMPOSITION OF ENROLLMENT FEES FOR MANAGED CARE PLANS.

SEC. 713. IMPOSITION OF ENROLLMENT FEES FOR MANAGED CARE PLANS. Section 1097(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In the case of contracts for health care services under this section or health care plans offered under section 1099 of this title for which the Secretary permits covered beneficiaries who are covered by section 1086 of this title and who participate in such contracts or plans to pay an enrollment fee in lieu of meeting the applicable deductible amount specified in section 1086(b) of this title, the Secretary may establish the same (or a lower) enrollment fee for covered beneficiaries described in section 1086(d)(1) of this title who also participate in such contracts or plans.”.