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10 U.S.C. 1100: Defense Health Program Account

Created in 1986 by Public Law 99-661. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 · passed house · would change 1100a

How it got here

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(d)(1), amended section catchline generally, substituting "Defense Health Program Account" for "Military Health Care Account". Law text
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(a)(1), substituted "Defense Health Program Account" for "Military Health Care Account" and "medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense" for "the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(b), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "Amounts appropriated to the account shall remain available until obligated or expended under subsection (b) or (c)." Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(a)(2), substituted "conducting programs and activities under this chapter, including contracts entered into" for "entering into a contract" and inserted comma after "title". Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(c), redesignated subsec. (e) as (c) and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: "Allocation of Amounts in Account for Provision of Medical Care by Service Secretaries.—(1) The Secretary of a military department shall, before the beginning of a fiscal … Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(c)(1), struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: "Expenditure of Amounts From Account by Service Secretaries.—The Secretary of a military department shall provide medical and dental care to covered beneficiaries under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for a fi… Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(c)(2), redesignated subsec. (e) as (c). Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 104–106, §735(c)(1), struck out subsec. (f) which read as follows: "Definitions.—In this section: Law text · (f)

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