PUBLIC LAW 96-527—DEC. 15, 1980
94 STAT. 3093
equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense. SEC. 767. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to provide medical care in the United States on an inpatient basis to foreign military and diplomatic personnel or their dependents unless the Department of Defense is reimbursed for the costs of providing such care: Provided, That reimbursements for medical care covered by this section shall be credited to the appropriations against which charges have been made for providing such care. SEC. 767A. The appropriation "Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense" shall not be available hereafter to transfer funds between that account and appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel expenses with regard to obligations incurred after September 30, 1980. SEC. 768. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be obligated for the second career training program authorized by Public Law 96-347. SEC. 769. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act shall be obligated or expended for salaries or expenses during the current fiscal year for the purposes of demilitarization of small firearms. SEC. 770. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $125,000,000 of the funds provided in this Act for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services may be used to conduct a test program in accordance with the following guidelines: In carrying out the provisions of sections 1079 and 1086 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may contract with organizations that assume responsibility for the maintenance of the health of a defined population, for the purpose of experiments and demonstration projects designed to determine the relative advantages and disadvantages of providing pre-paid health benefits: Provided, That such projects must be designed in such a way as to determine methods of reducing the cost of health benefits provided under such sections without adversely affecting the quality of care. Except as provided otherwise, the provisions of such a contract may deviate from the cost-sharing arrangements prescribed and the types of health care authorized under sections 1079 and 1086, when the Secretary of Defense determines that such a deviation would serve the purpose of this section. SEC. 771. (a) The Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of War to convey the Kennebec Arsenal property, situated in Augusta, Maine, to the State of Maine for public purposes", approved March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1270), is amended by inserting "or for other public purposes" after "in conformity with the terms of this Act". (b) The Secretary of the Army shall issue such written instructions, deeds, or other instruments as may be necessary to bring the conveyance made to the State of Maine under the authority of the Act referred to in subsection (a) into conformity with the amendment made by such subsection. SEC. 772. Subsection (c) of section 1124 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) An award under this section may be paid notwithstanding the member's death, separation, or retirement from the armed force concerned. However, the suggestion, invention, or scientific achievement forming the basis for the award must have been made while the
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Foreign military and diplomatic personnel, medical care.
Funds transfer, limitation.
Second career training program. Ante, p. 1150. Small arms demilitarization.
Pre-paid health benefits, demonstration projects.
Kennebec Arsenal, Maine.
Cash awards.
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