CORRECTION OF OMISSION IN DELAY OF INCREASE OF CHAMPUS DEDUCTIBLES RELATED TO OPERATION DESERT STORM.

SEC. 721. CORRECTION OF OMISSION IN DELAY OF INCREASE OF CHAMPUS DEDUCTIBLES RELATED TO OPERATION DESERT STORM. (a) Lower CHAMPUS Annual Deductible.—In the case of health care provided under section 1079 or 1086 of title 10, United States Code, during the period beginning on April 1, 1991, and ending on September 30, 1991, to a CHAMPUS beneficiary described in subsection (b), the annual deductibles specified in such sections applicable to that care may not exceed the annual deductibles in effect under such sections on November 4, 1990. (b) Eligible CHAMPUS Beneficiaries.—A CHAMPUS beneficiary referred to in subsection (a) is a covered beneficiary of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services who, during any portion of the period specified in that subsection— (1) was a member or former member of a uniformed service entitled to retired or retainer pay and served on active duty in the Persian Gulf theater of operations in connection with Operation Desert Storm; or (2) was a dependent of a member of a uniformed service who served on active duty in the Persian Gulf theater of operations in connection with Operation Desert Storm. 106 STAT. 2439 (c) Credit or Reimbursement of Excess.—Subject to the availability of appropriated funds to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall provide— (1) for the reimbursement of the amount of any deductible paid under section 1079 or 1086 of title 10, United States Code, during the period specified in subsection (a) in excess of the amount required to be paid by operation of that subsection; or (2) for a credit against the annual deductible required under such sections for a fiscal year equal to the amount of the excess deductible paid. (d) Definitions.—For purposes of this section, the term “Operation Desert Storm” has the meaning given that term in section 3(1) of the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–25; 10 U.S.C. 101 note).