QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS TRICARE REGIONAL DIRECTORS.

SEC. 717. QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVING AS TRICARE REGIONAL DIRECTORS.(a) Qualifications.—Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, no individual may be selected to serve in the position of Regional Director under the TRICARE program unless the indi- vidual—119 STAT. 3346 (1) is—(A) an officer of the Armed Forces in a general or flag officer grade; (B) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense in the Senior Executive Service; or(C) a civilian employee of the Federal Government in a department or agency other than the Department of Defense, or a civilian working in the private sector, who has experience in a position comparable to an officer described in subparagraph (A) or a civilian employee described in subparagraph (B); and(2) has at least 10 years of experience, or equivalent expertise or training, in the military health care system, managed care, and health care policy and administration.(b) Tricare Program Defined.—In this section, the term “TRICARE program” has the meaning given such term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.