118 STAT. 3137 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $32,043,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000 to be trans ferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund. POLICY RESEARCH For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act, $20,750,000, which shall be available from amounts available under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: Provided, That the expenditure of any funds available under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act are subject to the requirements of section 206 of this Act. RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and Sur vivor Benefit Plan, for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. chap ters 55 and 56), such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. The following are definitions for the medical benefits of the Public Health Service Commissioned Officers that apply to 10 U.S.C. chapter 56, section 1116(c). The source of funds for the monthly accrual payments into the Department of Defense Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund shall be the Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers account. For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘pay of members’’ shall be construed to be synonymous with retirement payments to United States Public Health Service officers who are retired for age, disability, or length of service; payments to survivors of deceased officers; medical care to active duty and retired members and dependents and bene ficiaries; all of which payments are provided for by the Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers account. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND For expenses necessary to support activities related to coun tering potential biological, disease, nuclear, radiological and chem ical threats to civilian populations, $2,208,287,000: Provided, That this amount is distributed as follows: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $1,173,300,000; Office of the Secretary, $64,438,000; Strategic National Stockpile, $400,000,000, to remain available until expended; National Institutes of Health, $47,400,000; and Health Resources and Services Administration, $523,149,000: Provided further, That employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Public Health Service, both civilian and Commissioned Officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the Public Health Service Act for purposes related to homeland security, shall be treated as non Federal employees for reporting purposes only and
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