Assistant Secretary for Health

Assistant Secretary for Health office of the assistant secretary for health (including transfer of funds) For the expenses necessary for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XX and XXI of the Public Health Service Act, $65,267,000, together with $1,500,000 which shall be only for employee buyouts, terminal leave, severance pay, and other costs related to the reduction of the number of employees in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and, in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees and reimbursable and interagency agreements shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended. retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, and for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 65), and for payments pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year.