Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/103

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PUBLIC LAW 102-396—OCT. 6, 1992 106 STAT. 1897 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (regardless of the actual dates of enactment). TITLE VI OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense, as authorized by law; $9,242,572,000, of which $8,948,800,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which $92,251,000 shall be for real property maintenance to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1994; and $293,772,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1995, shall be for Procurement: Provided, That not to exceed $40,000,000 of available funds shall be provided to the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities program to be used only to fulfill any recoupment action of the Health Care Financing Administration for health care provided to eligible retired Department of Defense beneficiaries over age 65 between October 1, 1986, and December 31, 1989: Provided further. That funds made available in this section shall be obligated thirty days after the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services have jointly reported solely on the amounts claimed by the Health Care Financing Administration under this provision, and addressed possible procedures to avoid any future billing inaccuracies: Provided further, Reports. That the Inspectors General shall submit this report to the Secretaries of the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services and to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than March 31, 1993: Provided further. That the Health Care Financing Administration shall refrain from pursuit of recoupment actions until such funds are obligated: Provided furt?ier. That the Department shall competitively contract for and begin to test implementation of a mail service pharmacy benefit in fiscal year 1993 in Hawaii and in at least two regions of the United States: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated in this Act, $150,000 shall be used only for the implementation of a cooperative program model at Madigan Medical Center for severely behavior disordered students: Provided further. That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, there will be no requirement for the Secretary of Defense or any other Government official to perform any Congressionally- directed certification before the CHAMPUS Reform Initiative managed care program is expanded: Provided further. That this provision shall only apply to sites listed in section 9032 of this Act and the Northern CHAMPUS Region: Provided further. That not less than $7,500,000 of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be made available as a grant only to the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute for programs of mcgor importance to the Department of Defense. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 Contracts. Hawaii.