PILOT PROGRAM TO USE NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

SEC. 376. PILOT PROGRAM TO USE NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. (a) Pilot Program.—Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall enter into an agreement with each of the Governors of one or more States to carry out a pilot program during fiscal years 1993 and 1994 to provide training and professional development opportunities for members of the National Guard through the provision of health care to residents of medically underserved communities in those States with the use of personnel and equipment of the National Guard. 106 STAT. 2386 (b) Funding Assistance.—Under the agreement, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall provide funds for the pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, travel, and related expenses of personnel of the National Guard participating in the pilot program and for medical supplies and equipment to be used to provide health care to medically underserved populations. Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1993 for operation and maintenance under this title for the Army National Guard, not more than $5,000,000 may be used by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau to provide funding under the agreements. (c) Maintenance of Effort.—The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall ensure that each agreement under subsection (a) provides that the provision of services under the pilot program will supplement and increase the level of services that would be provided with non-Federal funds in the absence of such services, and will in no event supplant services provided with non-Federal funds. (d) Coordination Among Programs.—In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the purpose of ensuring that the provision of services under the pilot program are not redundant with the services of programs of such Secretary. (e) Service of Participants.—Service by National Guard personnel in the pilot program shall be counted toward the annual training required under section 270 of title 10, United States Code, and section 502 of title 32, United States Code. (f) Report.—The Secretary of Defense shall, not later than January 1, 1994, submit to the Congress a report on the effectiveness of the pilot program and any recommendations with respect to the pilot program.