Defense Health Program

Defense Health Program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense, as authorized by law; $9,930,759,000, of which $9,601,170,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which $329,589,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1997, shall be for Procurement: Provided, That the Department shall continue to competitively contract during fiscal year 1995 for mail service pharmacy for at least two multi-state regions in addition to the ongoing solicitations for Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Delaware, New Jersey, Penn-108 STAT. 2615 sylvania, and Hawaii, as well as each base closure area not supported by an at-risk managed care plan; that such services shall be procured independent of any other Department managed care contracts; that one multi-state region shall include the State of Kentucky and that one multi-state region shall include the State of New Mexico: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be made available only for nursing research: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $14,500,000 shall be made available for obtaining emergency communications services for members of the Armed Forces and their families from the American National Red Cross as authorized by law: Provided further, That until the end of September 30, 1995, the Secretary of the Air Force shall, through contract or otherwise, continue to provide health care in the base hospital at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York, to persons entitled to health care in facilities of the uniformed services: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $3,400,000 shall be made available to permit private sector or non-Federal physicians, who have used and will use the antibacterial treatment method based upon the excretion of dead and decaying spherical bacteria, to work in conjunction with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on a treatment protocol and related studies for Desert Storm Syndrome-affected veterans.