RETENTION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FROM THIRD-PARTY PAYERS OF INPATIENT CARE FURNISHED AT FACILITIES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES

SEC. 727. RETENTION OF FUNDS COLLECTED FROM THIRD-PARTY PAYERS OF INPATIENT CARE FURNISHED AT FACILITIES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES (a) Retention Authorized.—Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection (g): “(g) Amounts collected under this section from a third-party payer for the costs of inpatient hospital care provided at a facility of the uniformed services shall be credited to the appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the facility.”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1989, and shall apply to amounts collected 103 STAT. 1481under section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that date.