Volume 79
Public Law 89–45
To amend the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act with respect to Government contribution for expenses incurred in the administration of such Act.
Approved June 22, 1965
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act with respect to Government contribution for expenses incurred in the administration of such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That sections 4(b) and 6(c) of the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 850 and 851; 5 U.S.C. 3053(b) and 3055(c)) are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2.
Section 8(a) of such Act (74 Stat. 851; 5 U.S.C. 3057(a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: “In addition, the Government shall contribute annually and there shall be deposited in the Fund amounts for payment of expenses incurred by the Commission in administering this Act.”
Sec. 3.
Section 8 (b) of such Act (74 Stat. 851; 5 U.S.C. 3057(b)) is amended to read as follows:
“(b) The Fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for all payments on account of the health benefits plan negotiated under
section 3 of this Act, for payment of the Government’s contribution provided for by section 6(a) of this Act to agencies of the Government which administer a retirement system for civilian employees of the Government, and for payment of expenses, within such limitations as may be specified annually in appropriation acts, incurred by the Commission in administering this Act.”
Approved June 22, 1965.