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GAO-01-1056R 1 (2001-08-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwfh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-288506 August 21, 2001 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John W. Warner Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Bob Stump Chairman The Honorable Ike Skelton Ranking Minority Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary: TRICARE Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Eligibility and Payment Procedures for CHAMPUS Beneficiaries Age 65 and Over Pursuant to section 801(a) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Defense (Defense), Office of the Secretary, entitled TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Eligibility and Payment Procedures for CHAMPUS Beneficiaries Age 65 and Over (RIN: 0720-AA66). We received the rule on August 7, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim final rule on August 3, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg. 40601. The interim final rule extends TRICARE eligibility to persons age 65 and over who would otherwise have lost their TRICARE eligibility due to attainment of entitlement to hospital insurance benefits under Part A of Medicare. The interim final rule implements section 712 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. Enclosed is our assessment of the DOD's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the DOD complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-01-1056R

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