Assistant Secretary for Health

Assistant Secretary for Health office of the assistant secretary for health 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, Public Law 100–505, and subtitle D of title II of Public Law 100–607, $77,352,000, together with not to exceed $1,037,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds referred to therein, and, in addition, amounts received by the Public Health Service from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements and the sale of data tapes shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition to amounts provided103 STAT. 1171 herein, up to $14,681,000 shall be available from amounts available under section 2611 of the Public Health Service Act, to carry out the National Medical Expenditure Survey and the Hospital Studies Program. 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 Department’s Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), 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. medical treatment effectiveness For expenses necessary for the Public Health Service to support medical effectiveness research, $27,000,000, together with not to exceed $5,000,000 to be transferred and expended as authorized by title VIII, subsection E, section 8413 of the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 from the Federal Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds referred to therein.