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tion of appointments, the Commission shall meet and se-
lect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from the mem-
bers appointed under subsection (a).
SEC. 5. DUTIES.
The Commission shall—
(1) encourage Americans to give something
back to the Nation, which provides them so much
freedom and opportunity;
(2) encourage national, State, local, and tribal
participation in commemoration of Memorial Day
and the National Moment of Remembrance by indi-
viduals and entities including—
(A) national humanitarian and patriotic
organizations;
(B) elementary, secondary, and higher edu-
cation institutions;
(C) veterans’ societies and civic, patriotic,
educational, sporting, artistic, cultural, and his-
torical organizations;
(D) Federal departments and agencies;
(E) museums, including cultural and his-
torical museums; and
(F) State, local, and tribal governments;
and
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5387
To provide a transition for railroad workers to the Social Security Program,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2000
Mr. SMITH of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Railroad Retirement
Reform Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15A(d)(2) of the Railroad
Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231n–1(d)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5388
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 25 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 22), 2000
Received
AN ACT
To designate a building proposed to be located within the
boundaries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge,
as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and Administra-
tive Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Security Notch
Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSUR-
ANCE AMOUNT WHERE ELIGIBILITY ARISES
DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.
Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
415(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ‘‘(with or
without the application of paragraph (8))’’ after
‘‘would be made’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8)(A) In the case of an individual described in
paragraph (4)(B) (subject to subparagraph (F) of this
paragraph), the amount of the individual’s primary insur-
ance amount as computed or recomputed under paragraph
(1) shall be deemed equal to the sum of—
‘‘(i) such amount, and
‘‘(ii) the applicable transitional increase amount
(if any).
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term
‘applicable transitional increase amount’ means, in the
case 
of 
any 
individual, 
the 
product 
derived 
by
multiplying—
‘‘(i) the difference under old law, by
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$37,650,000 shall be available to acquire new aircraft and
increase aviation capability, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2003; $60,113,000 shall be available for other
equipment, to remain available until September 30, 2003;
$63,336,000 shall be available for shore facilities and aids
to navigation facilities, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2003; $55,151,000 shall be available for per-
sonnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to re-
main 
available 
until 
September 
30, 
2002; 
and
$42,300,000 for the Integrated Deepwater Systems pro-
gram, to remain available until September 30, 2003: Pro-
vided, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard is au-
thorized to dispose of surplus real property, by sale or
lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to this appropria-
tion as offsetting collections and made available only for
the National Distress and Response System Moderniza-
tion program, to remain available for obligation until Sep-
tember 30, 2003: Provided further, That upon initial sub-
mission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2002 President’s
budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to
the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for
the United States Coast Guard which includes funding for
each budget line item for fiscal years 2002 through 2006,
with total funding for each year of the plan constrained
to the funding targets for those years as estimated and
rived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for
capital projects.
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTION AND SUPPORT
Governmental direction and support, $416,069,000
(including $261,068,000 from local funds, $100,256,000
from Federal grant funds, and $54,745,000 from other
funds), in addition, $19,000,000 from funds previously
appropriated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Pay-
ment to the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Co-
lumbia’’, and $500,000 from funds previously appro-
priated in this Act under the heading ‘‘Federal Payment
for Foster Care Improvements in the District of Colum-
bia’’ shall be available to the Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments: Provided, That not to exceed
$9,300 for the Mayor, $9,300 for the Chairman of the
Council of the District of Columbia, $9,300 for the City
Administrator, and $9,300 for the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer shall be available from this appropriation
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That any program fees collected from the
issuance of debt shall be available for the payment of ex-
penses of the debt management program of the District
of Columbia: Provided further, That no revenues from
Federal sources shall be used to support the operations
or activities of the Statehood Commission and Statehood
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5388
AN ACT
To designate a building proposed to be located within the
boundaries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge,
as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and Administra-
tive Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
A building proposed to be located within the bound-
aries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, on
Assateague Island, Virginia, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and Ad-
ministrative Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and Administra-
tive Center’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 24,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.
H. R. 5388
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
To designate a building proposed to be located within the boundaries of the Chin-
coteague National Wildlife Refuge, as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and
Administrative Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
A building proposed to be located within the boundaries of
the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, on Assateague Island,
Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Herbert H.
Bateman Education and Administrative Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to the building referred to
in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Herbert
H. Bateman Education and Administrative Center’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5388
To designate a building proposed to be located within the boundaries of
the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman
Education and Administrative Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 4, 2000
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. BOUCHER,
Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. MORAN of Vir-
ginia, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SISISKY, and Mr. WOLF) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To designate a building proposed to be located within the
boundaries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge,
as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and Administra-
tive Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HERBERT H. BATEMAN EDU-
CATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER.
(a) DESIGNATION.—A building proposed to be lo-
cated within the boundaries of the Chincoteague National
Wildlife Refuge, on Assateague Island, Virginia, shall be
known and designated as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Edu-
cation and Administrative Center’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the building referred to in section 1 shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman
Education and Administrative Center’’.
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
A building proposed to be located within the bound-
aries of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, on
Assateague Island, Virginia, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and Ad-
ministrative Center’’.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the building
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Herbert H. Bateman Education and Administra-
tive Center’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 24,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5389
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property
in the city of Joliet, Illinois, to the Joliet Park District for use as
the park district’s headquarters.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 2000
Mr. WELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain
real property in the city of Joliet, Illinois, to the Joliet
Park District for use as the park district’s headquarters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Joliet Park District
Enhancement Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may
convey by quitclaim deed without consideration to the Jo-
liet Park District in Joliet, Illinois, all right, title, and in-
terest of the United States in and to the parcel of real
property located at 622 Railroad Street in the city of Jo-
liet, consisting of approximately 2 acres, together with any
improvements thereon, for public ownership and use as the
site of the headquarters of the park district.
(b) SURVEY TO OBTAIN LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The exact acreage and the
legal description of the real property described in
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that
is satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army.
(2) COST.—The Joliet Park District shall pay
the cost of the survey referred to in paragraph (1).
(c) APPLICABILITY OF PROPERTY SCREENING PRO-
VISIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code,
shall not apply to the conveyance under this section.
(d) LIABILITY.—The Joliet Park District shall hold
the United States harmless from any liability with respect
to activities carried out, on or after the date of the convey-
ance, on the real property conveyed. The United States
shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to
activities carried out, before such date, on the real prop-
erty conveyed.
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The
Secretary of the Army may require that the conveyance
under this section be subject to such additional terms and
conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate and nec-
essary to protect the interests of the United States.
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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 538
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an improved
benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 in or after
1982 and to whom applies the 15-year period of transition to the changes
in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments
of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide prospectively for in-
creases in their benefits accordingly.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 3, 1999
Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. PETERSON of
Minnesota, Mr. REYES, Mr. KIND, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. SANDLIN, Mrs.
THURMAN, Mr. FILNER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CLYBURN,
Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr. GEJDENSON) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide
for an improved benefit computation formula for workers
who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom applies
the 15-year period of transition to the changes in benefit
computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amend-
ments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide
prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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reimbursement for sums expended pursuant to the provi-
sions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $28,000,000,000 or so much
thereof as may be available in and derived from the High-
way Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.
EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)
For an additional amount for the Emergency Relief
Program for emergency expenses resulting from floods
and other natural disasters, as authorized by section 125
of title 23, United States Code, $720,000,000, to be de-
rived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
Provided further, That the entire amount shall be available
only to the extent that an official budget request for
$720,000,000 that includes designation of the entire
amount of the request as an emergency requirement as
defined in the Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to
the Congress.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5390
To amend the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act to extend the existence
of the interagency working group established under that Act, and to
clarify the authority of that group and the application of that Act
regarding records pertaining to the Imperial Government of Japan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 2000
Mr. BILBRAY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act to extend
the existence of the interagency working group estab-
lished under that Act, and to clarify the authority of
that group and the application of that Act regarding
records pertaining to the Imperial Government of Japan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Nazi and Japanese
War Crimes Disclosure Act of 2000’’.
(3) The Secretary of the Air Force, or a des-
ignee of the Secretary.
(4) The Commandant of the Marine Corps, or
a designee of the Commandant.
(5) The Commandant of the Coast Guard, or a
designee of the Commandant.
(6) The Librarian of Congress, or a designee of
the Librarian.
(7) Any other members the Commission deter-
mines necessary to fulfill its mission.
(e) COMPENSATION.—
(1) PROHIBITION
OF
PAY.—Members of the
Commission, including ex officio members, shall re-
ceive no pay for their service on the Commission.
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the
Commission, including each ex officio member, shall
receive reimbursement for travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States
Code.
(f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the
Commission, excluding ex officio members, shall constitute
a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(g) MEETING; CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—
Not later than the date under subsection (b) for comple-
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE
ACT.
(a) 
EXTENSION
OF
INTERAGENCY
WORKING
GROUP.—Section 2(b)(1) of the Nazi War Crimes Disclo-
sure Act (Pub. Law 105–246; 5 U.S.C. 552 note) is
amended by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’.
(b) CLARIFICATION REGARDING RECORDS RELATED
TO IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN.—Section 3(a) of
such Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(D) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing the Imperial Government of Japan’’ after ‘‘ally
of the Nazi government of Germany’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing the Imperial Government of Japan’’ after ‘‘allied
with that government’’.
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$10,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area
transit project;
$5,000,000 for the Pittsburgh North Shore-cen-
tral business district corridor project;
$12,000,000 for the Pittsburgh stage II light
rail project;
$7,500,000 for the Portland-Interstate MAX
LRT extension project;
$2,000,000 for the Portland, Maine, marine
highway program;
$5,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sounder
commuter rail project;
$10,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel
Hill Triangle transit project;
$500,000 for the Rhode Island-Pawtucket and
T.F. Green commuter rail and maintenance facility;
$35,200,000 for the Sacramento, California,
south corridor LRT project;
$2,000,000 for the Salt Lake City-University
light rail line project;
$1,000,000 for the San Bernardino, California,
Metrolink project;
$31,500,000 for the San Diego Mission Valley
East light rail project;
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5392
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide relief for small
business concerns from Medicare consolidated billing requirements and
to exclude services of certain providers from the skilled nursing facility
prospective payment system, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 2000
Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. CRANE) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
relief for small business concerns from Medicare consoli-
dated billing requirements and to exclude services of
certain providers from the skilled nursing facility pro-
spective payment system, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. MEDICARE DIRECT PAYMENT TO SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS FOR ITEMS FURNISHED TO
SKILLED 
NURSING 
FACILITY 
AND 
HOME
HEALTH PATIENTS.
Section 1842(b)(6) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395u) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘In the case of items or services furnished pursu-
ant to clause (E) or (F) of the first sentence of this para-
graph by a small business concern (as defined in section
(3)(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)), pay-
ment shall be made directly to the small business concern
upon submission (which may be in electronic form) of a
request for payment verified by the skilled nursing facility
or agency through which the item or service was furnished
to the patient.’’.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSPOR-
TATION OF PORTABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
(a) EXCLUSION FROM PAYMENT UNDER THE SNF
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM OF SERVICES OF CER-
TAIN PROVIDERS
AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS
FOR
PORTABLE
MEDICAL
EQUIPMENT.—Section
1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘anesthetist,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘portable electrocardiograms, portable x-
rays, portable mammograms,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘only with respect to services
furnished during 1998’’.
(b) RESTORATION
OF PAYMENT
FOR TRANSPOR-
TATION OF EKG EQUIPMENT.—Section 4559(a) of the
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is amended by striking ‘‘Ef-
fective only for electrocardiogram tests furnished during
1998, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section apply to items and services furnished on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5393
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal penalty for
the unauthorized placement of a writing with a consumer product, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 5, 2000
Mr. MCCOLLUM (for himself and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a criminal
penalty for the unauthorized placement of a writing with
a consumer product, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. UNAUTHORIZED PLACEMENT OF WRITING
WITH A CONSUMER PRODUCT.
(a) UNAUTHORIZED PLACEMENT.—Section 1365 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (g) and (h), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(f)(1) Whoever knowingly stamps, prints, places, or
inserts any writing in or on any consumer product, or the
box, package, or other container of any consumer product,
prior to its sale to any consumer, shall be fined under this
title or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
‘‘(2) This subsection shall not apply in any case in
which the manufacturer, retailer, or authorized distributor
of the product consents to the stamping, printing, placing,
or inserting of the writing for promotional or sales pur-
poses.’’; and
(3) Subsection (h) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (3)(D), by striking
‘‘and’’;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) the term ‘writing’ means any form of rep-
resentation or communication, including handbills,
notices, or advertising that contains letters, words,
or pictorial representations.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 2261A
and 2332b(g)(3) of this title are each amended by striking
‘‘1365(g)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘1365’’.
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‘‘1116.
Payments into the Fund.
‘‘1117.
Investment of assets of Fund.
‘‘§ 1111. Establishment and purpose of Fund; defini-
tions
‘‘(a) There is established on the books of the Treas-
ury a fund to be known as the Department of Defense
Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (hereinafter
in this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), which shall
be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury. The
Fund shall be used for the accumulation of funds in order
to finance on an actuarially sound basis liabilities of the
Department of Defense under Department of Defense re-
tiree health care programs for medicare-eligible bene-
ficiaries.
‘‘(b) In this chapter:
‘‘(1) The term ‘Department of Defense retiree
health care programs for medicare-eligible bene-
ficiaries’ means the provisions of this title or any
other provision of law creating entitlement to health
care for a medicare-eligible member or former mem-
ber of the uniformed services entitled to retired or
retainer pay, or a medicare-eligible dependent of a
member or former member of the uniformed services
entitled to retired or retainer pay.