ENHANCEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AND SECONDARY PAYER AUTHORITIES UNDER CHAMPUS.

SEC. 735. ENHANCEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY COLLECTION AND SECONDARY PAYER AUTHORITIES UNDER CHAMPUS. (a) Retention and Use by Treatment Facilities of Amounts Collected.— Subsection (g)(1) of section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “or through” after “provided at”. (b) Expansion of Definition of Third-Party Payer.— Subsection (h) of such section is amended— 110 STAT. 2599 (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting “and a workers’ compensation program or plan” before the period; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking out “organization and” and inserting in lieu thereof a “organization,”; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, and a personal injury protection plan or medical payments benefit plan for personal injuries resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle”. (c) Applicability of Secondary Payer Requirement.— Section 1079(j)(1) of such title is amended by inserting after “or health plan” the following: “, including any plan offered by a third-party payer (as defined in section 1095(h)(1) of this title),”.