Sec. 734. PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SEPARATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
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## SEC. 734 PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SEPARATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS **[**[10 U.S.C. 1071 note](/us/usc/t10/s1071)**]** ###
(a)Authority The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may jointly carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may perform the physical examinations required for members of the uniformed services separating from the uniformed services who are in one or more geographic areas designated for the pilot program by the Secretaries. ###
(b)Reimbursement The Secretary of Defense shall reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the cost incurred by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in performing, under the pilot program, the elements of physical examination that are required by the Secretary concerned in connection with the separation of a member of a uniformed service. Reimbursements shall be paid out of funds available for the performance of separation physical examinations of members of that uniformed service in facilities of the uniformed services. ###
(c)Agreement ####
(1)If the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs carry out the pilot program authorized by this section, the Secretaries shall enter into an agreement specifying the geographic areas in which the pilot program is carried out and the means for making reimbursement payments under subsection (b). ####
(2)The other administering Secretaries shall also enter into the agreement to the extent that the Secretary of Defense determines necessary to apply the pilot program, including the requirement for reimbursement, to the uniformed services not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department. ###
(d)Consultation Requirement In developing and carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the other administering Secretaries. ###
(e)Period of Program The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the pilot program under this section beginning not later than July 1, 2002, and terminating on December 31, 2005. ###
(f)Reports ####
(1)If the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs carry out the pilot program authorized by this section— #####
(A)not later than January 31, 2004, the Secretaries shall jointly submit to Congress an interim report on the conduct of the pilot program; and #####
(B)not later than March 1, 2005, the Secretaries shall jointly submit to Congress a final report on the conduct of the pilot program. ####
(2)Reports under this subsection shall include the Secretaries' assessment, as of the date of the report, of the efficacy of the performance of separation physical examinations as provided for under the pilot program. ###
(g)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “**administering Secretaries**” has the meaning given that term in section 1072(3) of title 10, United States Code. ####
(2)The term “**Secretary concerned**” has the meaning given that term in section 101(5) of title 37, United States Code. * * * * * * * # TITLE XI CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS * * * * * * *
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Sec. 734
PILOT PROGRAM PROVIDING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SEPARATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
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