REPORT ON EXPANDED USE OF NONAVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE STATEMENTS.

SEC. 735. REPORT ON EXPANDED USE OF NONAVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE STATEMENTS. (a) Report Required.— Not later than December 31, 1994, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the plans (if any) of the Department of Defense to use the authority provided in sections 1080(b) and 1086(e) of title 10, United States Code, for making determinations whether or not to issue a nonavailability of health care statement. The report shall include an analysis of the effects of such plans on— (1) the freedom of choice of covered beneficiaries in selecting health care providers; (2) the access of covered beneficiaries to health care services; (3) the quality and continuity of health care services; (4) the clarity and understandability of the applicable requirements regarding issuance nonavailability of health care statements; and (5) the health care costs incurred by the Federal Government and covered beneficiaries. (b) Use of Authority.— During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary may not— (1) expand the number or size of the geographical areas in which the Secretary is currently using the authority provided by sections 1080(b) and 1086(e) of title 10, United States Code; or (2) implement or use such authority in a manner inconsistent with the manner in which such authority was implemented or used as of February 1, 1994.