10 U.S.C. § 1079a
All refunds and other amounts collected in the administration of the TRICARE program shall be credited to the appropriation available for that program for the fiscal year in which the refund or amount is collected.
10 U.S.C. § 1079a
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriations acts: Pub. L. 104-61, §8094, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 671. Pub. L. 103-335, §8144, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2656.
AMENDMENTS2016- Pub. L. 114-328 substituted "TRICARE program" for "CHAMPUS" in section catchline and "the TRICARE program" for "the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services" in text.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2016 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 114-328 applicable with respect to the provision of health care under the TRICARE program beginning on Jan. 1, 2018, see section 701(k) of Pub. L. 114-328, set out as a note under section 1072 of this title.
- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
- The term "Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services" means the program authorized under sections 1079 and 1086 of this title and includes contracts entered into under section 1091 or 1097 of this title and demonstration projects under section 1092 of this title.
- TRICARE program
- The term "TRICARE program" means the various programs carried out by the Secretary of Defense under this chapter and any other provision of law providing for the furnishing of medical and dental care and health benefits to members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents, including the following health plan options:(A) TRICARE Prime.(B) TRICARE Select.(C) TRICARE for Life.
- health care
- The term "health care" includes mental health care.