Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, tit. VII, subtit. D, sec. 735

REDESIGNATION OF MILITARY HEALTH CARE ACCOUNT AS DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ACCOUNT AND TWO-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT FUNDS.

EnactedYear: 1996Length: 262 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 735. REDESIGNATION OF MILITARY HEALTH CARE ACCOUNT AS DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ACCOUNT AND TWO-YEAR AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT FUNDS. (a) Redesignation.— Section 1100 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking out “Military Health Care Account” and inserting in lieu thereof “Defense Health Program Account”; and (B) by striking out “the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services” and inserting in lieu thereof “medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense”; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking out “entering into a contract” and inserting in lieu thereof “conducting programs and activities under this chapter, including contracts entered into”; and (B) by inserting a comma after “title”. (b) Two Year Availability of Certain Appropriations.— Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended to read as follows: “(2) Of the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year for programs and activities carried out under this chapter, the amount equal to three percent of such total amount shall remain available for obligation until the end of the following fiscal year.”. (c) Conforming Amendments.— Such section is further amended— (1) by striking out subsections (c), (d), and (f); and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c). (d) Clerical Amendments.— (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: 110 STAT. 383 “§1100. Defense Health Program Account”. (2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended to read as follows: “1100. Defense Health Program Account “.