PROGRAM-YEAR STABILITY IN HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.

SEC. 725. PROGRAM-YEAR STABILITY IN HEALTH CARE BENEFITS. Section 1073 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS.—” at the beginning of the text of the section; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Stability in Program of Benefits.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide a stable program of benefits under this chapter throughout each fiscal year. To achieve the stability in the case of managed care support contracts entered into under this chapter, the contracts shall be administered so as to implement all changes in benefits and administration on a quarterly basis. However, the Secretary of Defense may implement any such change prior to the next fiscal quarter if the Secretary determines that the change would significantly improve the provision of care to eligible beneficiaries under this chapter.”.