PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1629 SEC. 366. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO USE NATIONAL GUARD PERSONNEL IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. (a) PILOT PROGRAM. —Subsection (a) of section 376 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended— 32 USC 50i note. (1) by striking out **Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the" and inserting in lieu thereof 'The"; (2) by inserting ", approved by the Secretary of Defense," after "enter into an agreement"; and (3) by striking out "fiscal years 1993 and 1994" and inserting in lieu thereof "fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995". (b) FUNDING ASSISTANCE. —Subsection (b) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(b) FUNDING ASSISTANCE. —Amounts made available from Department of Defense accounts for operation and maintenance and for pay and allowances to carry out the pilot program shall be apportioned by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau among those States with which the Chief has entered into approved agreements. In addition to such amounts, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may authorize any such State, in order to carry out the pilot program during a fiscal year, to use funds received as part of the operation and maintenance allotments and the pay and allowances allotments for the National Guard of the State for that fiscal year. ". (c) SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. — Such section is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (D, and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the foUovdng new subsection (c): "(c) SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.— (1) Funds made available from Department of Defense operation and maintenance accounts to carry out the pilot program may be used for the purchase of supplies and equipment necessary for the provision of health care under the pilot program. "(2) In addition to supplies and equipment provided through the use of funds under paragraph (1), supplies and equipment described in such paragraph that are fiimished by a State, a Federal agency, a private agency, or an individual may be used to carry out the pilot program.". (d) SERVICE OF PARTICIPANTS.— Subsection (f) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(D, is amended to read as follows: "(f) SERVICE OF PARTICIPANTS.— Service in the pilot program by a member of the National Guard shall be considered training in the member's Federal stetus as a member of the National Guard of a State under section 270 of title 10, United States Code, and section 502 of title 32, United States Code.". (e) REPORT. —Subsection (g) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (c)(D, is amended by striking out "January 1, 1994" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1995". (f) DEFINITIONS. — Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (h) DEFINITIONS. — In this section: "(1) The term 'health care' includes medical care services and dental care services.
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