Pub. L. 101-165, tit. IX, sec. 9044

Sec. 9044. None of the funds in this Act may be used to execute a contract for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) Reform Initiative that exceeds the total fiscal year 1987 costs for CHAMPUS care provided in California and Hawaii, plus normal and reasonable adjustments for price and program growth: Provided, That any and all funds derived from contracts or subcontracts issued for the CHAMPUS Reform Initiative shall not be subject to any Hawaii State or local sales, general excise, or similar taxes imposed upon gross sales, gross income, or gross receipts, except to the extent that such taxes are uniformly imposed upon physicians, hospitals, and all similar direct providers of health care services.