108 STAT. 2814 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 a limited continuation of services for managed health care currently provided to covered beneficiaries described in subsection (b) who are eligible for such services, to ensure the continuity of health care services for such beneficiaries during the procurement, transition, and initial implementation phases of a TRICARE managed care support contract for Health Services Regions of the Military Health Services System of Department of Defense. (b) COVERED BENEFICIARIES DESCRIBED.— The covered beneficiaries referred to in subsection (a) are covered beneficiaries under chapter 55, United States Code, who reside in areas adversely affected by the closure of a military installation under a base closure law (as defined in section 737(c)(1)). (c) TRICARE DEFINED. — For purposes of this section, the term "TRICARE" means the managed health care program that is established by the Secretary of Defense under the authority of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, principally section 1097 of such title, and includes the competitive selection of contractors to financially underwrite the delivery of health care services under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, AC- QUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RE- LATED MATTERS Subtitle A—Acquisition Assistance Programs SEC. 801. PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a) FUNDING.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 301(5), $12,000,000 shall be available for carrying out the provisions of chapter 142 of title 10, United States Code. (b) SPECIFIC PROGRAMS.—Of the amounts made available pursuant to subsection (a), $600,000 shall be available for fiscal year 1995 for the purpose of carrying out programs sponsored by eligible entities referred to in subparagraph (D) of section 2411(1) of title 10, United States Code, that provide procurement technical assistance in distressed areas referred to in subparagraph (B) of section 2411(2) of such title. If there is an insufficient number of satisfactory proposals for cooperative agreements in such distressed areas to allow effective use of the funds made available in accordance with this subsection in such areas, the funds shall be allocated among the Defense Contract Administration Services regions in accordance with section 2415 of such title. SEC. 802. PILOT MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1995 by title I of this Act, $50,000,000 shall be available for conducting the pilot Mentor-Protege Program established pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note).
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