PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1397 of voluntary separation incentive payable for the same period that is equal to the total amount of basic pay, or compensation, received. "(3) A member who has received the voluntary separation incentive and who qualifies for retired or retainer pay under this title shall have deducted from each payment of such retired or retainer pay so much of such pay as is based on the service for which he received the voluntary separation incentive until the total amount deducted equals the total amount of voluntary separation incentive received. "(4) A member who is receiving voluntary separation incentive payments shall not be deprived of this incentive by reason of entitlement to disability compensation under the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, but there shall be deducted from voluntary separation incentive payments an amount equal to the amount of any such disability compensation concurrently received. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, no deduction may be made from voluntary separation incentive payments for any disability compensation received because of an earlier period of active duty if the voluntary separation incentive is received because of discharge or release from a later period of active duty. "(5) The years of service of a member for purposes of this section shall be computed in accordance with section 1405 of this title. "(6) Years of service that form the basis of the payment under paragraph (5) may not be counted in computing eligibility for, or the amount of, annuities under title 5 or any other law providing annuities to Federal civilian employees. "(f) The member's right to incentive payments shall not be transferable, except that the member may designate beneficiaries to receive the payments in the event of the member's death. "(g) Subject to subsection (h), payments under this provision shall be paid from appropriations available to the Department of Defense. ' (h)(1) There is established on the books of the Treasury a fund to be known as the 'Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund' (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the 'Fund'). The Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Fund shall be used for the accumulation of funds in order to finance on an actuarially sound basis the liabilities of the Department of Defense under this section. "(2) There shall be deposited in the Fund the following, which shall constitute the assets of the Fund: "(A) Amounts paid into the Fund under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7). "(B) Any amount appropriated to the Fund. "(C) Any return on investment of the assets of the Fund. "(3) All voluntary separation incentive payments made after December 31, 1992, under this section shall be paid out of the Fund. To the extent provided in appropriation Acts, the assets of the Fund shall be available to pay voluntary separation incentives under this section. "(4) The Department of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the 'Board') shall perform the same functions regarding the Fund, as provided in this subsection, as such Board performs regarding the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund. "(5) Not later than January 1, 1993, the Board shall determine the amount that is the present value, as of that date, of the future benefits payable under this section in the case of persons who are
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