PUBLIC LAW 107-20-JULY 24, 2001 115 STAT. 159 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE For an additional amount for "Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide", $84,100,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2002. REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS For an additional amount for "Defense Working Capital Funds", $178,400,000, to remain available until expended. OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM For an additional amount for "Defense Health Program", $1,453,400,000 for Operation and maintenance, of which $500,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That of the funds made available in this paragraph, not more than $655,000,000 may be made available for a global settlement of claims made under TRICARE managed care support contracts: Provided further. That of the funds made available in this paragraph, not less than $151,200,000 shall be made available upon enactment only for requirements of the direct care system and military medical treatment facilities, to be administered solely by the uniformed services Surgeons General: Provided further. That funds made available in this paragraph may be used to cover increases in costs associated with the provision of health care services to eligible beneficiaries of all the uniformed services. For an additional amount for "Defense Health Program", $150,000,000 for Operation and maintenance, to remain available until expended, only for the use of the Surgeons General to improve the quality of care provided at military medical treatment facilities, of which $30,000,000 shall be made available only to optimize health care services at Army military medical treatment facilities, $30,000,000 shall be made available only to optimize health care services at Navy military medical treatment facilities, $30,000,000 shall be made available only to optimize health care services at Air Force military medical treatment facilities, $30,000,000 shall be made available only to finance advances in medical practices to be equally divided between the services, and $30,000,000 shall be made available for other requirements of the direct care system and military medical treatment facilities: Provided, That the funds provided in this paragraph are to be administered solely by the Army, Navy and Air Force Surgeons General: Provided further. That none of the funds provided in this paragraph may be made available for optimization programs, projects or activities unless the Surgeon General of the respective service determines that: (1) such program, project or activity shall produce annual cost savings in excess of annual cost within not more than three years from the date of project initiation, or (2) that such program, project or activity is necessary to address a serious health care deficiency at a military medical treatment facility that could threaten health care outcomes: Provided further. That none of the funds provided in this paragraph may be made available to a service miless the Secretary of Defense expresses the intent to the congressional
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