IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SELECTED RESERVE DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN.

SEC. 702. IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR SELECTED RESERVE DENTAL INSURANCE PLAN. (a) Implementation by Contract.— Subsection (a) of section 1076b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a) Authority To Establish Plan.—”; (2) by designating the third sentence as paragraph (3); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the following new paragraph: “(2) The Secretary shall provide benefits under the plan through one or more contracts awarded after full and open competition.”. (b) Collection of Premiums of Members Not Receiving Basic Pay.— Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following: “In the case of a member who does not receive basic pay, the Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures for the collection of the member’s share of the premium for coverage.”. (c) Schedule for Implementation— Section 705(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 373; 10 U.S.C. 1076b note) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking out “October 1, 1996” and inserting in lieu thereof “October 1, 1997”; and (2) by striking out “fiscal year 1996” both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof “fiscal years 1996 and 1997”.