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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 56 — Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund

§ 1116. Payments into the Fund

Statutory text

(a)

At the beginning of each fiscal year after , the Secretary of the Treasury shall promptly pay into the Fund from the General Fund of the Treasury—

(1)

the amount certified to the Secretary by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (c), which shall be the contribution to the Fund for that fiscal year required by section 1115; and

(2)

the amount determined by each administering Secretary under section 1111(c) as the contribution to the Fund on behalf of the members of the uniformed services under the jurisdiction of that Secretary.

(b)

At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall determine the sum of the following:

(1)

The amount of the payment for that year under the amortization schedule determined by the Board of Actuaries under section 1115(a) of this title for the amortization of the original unfunded liability of the Fund.

(2)

The amount (including any negative amount) of the Department of Defense contribution for that year as determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(b) of this title.

(3)

The amount (including any negative amount) for that year under the most recent amortization schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(c)(2) of this title for the amortization of any cumulative unfunded liability (or any gain) to the Fund resulting from changes in benefits.

(4)

The amount (including any negative amount) for that year under the most recent amortization schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(c)(3) of this title for the amortization of any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to the Fund resulting from actuarial assumption changes.

(5)

The amount (including any negative amount) for that year under the most recent amortization schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(c)(4) of this title for the amortization of any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to the Fund resulting from actuarial experience.

(c)

The Secretary of Defense shall promptly certify the amount determined under subsection (b) each year to the Secretary of the Treasury.

(d)

At the same time as the Secretary of Defense makes the certification under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the information provided to the Secretary of the Treasury under that subsection.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 106–398 § 1(dA) · 114 Stat. 1654

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116

    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 713(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–182

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 713(a)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–182

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SECTION 1. ENACTMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2001 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT. The provisions of H.R. 5408 of the 106th Congress, as introduced on October 6, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.

  2. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 711(e)(1) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(1)(A)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(e)(1), substituted “uniformed services retiree health care programs” for “Department of Defense retiree health care programs”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(e)(1), substituted “uniformed services retiree health care programs” for “Department of Defense retiree health care programs”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Sections 1111(a), 1115(c)(2), 1116(a)(1)(A), and 1116(a)(2)(A) of such title are amended by striking “Department of Defense retiree health care programs” and inserting “uniformed services retiree health care programs”.

  3. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 711(b)(4) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(1)(B)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(b)(4), inserted “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(b)(4), inserted “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Section 1116(a) of such title is amended in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) by inserting “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services”.

  4. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 711(e)(1) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(2)(A)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(e)(1), substituted “uniformed services retiree health care programs” for “Department of Defense retiree health care programs”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(e)(1), substituted “uniformed services retiree health care programs” for “Department of Defense retiree health care programs”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Sections 1111(a), 1115(c)(2), 1116(a)(1)(A), and 1116(a)(2)(A) of such title are amended by striking “Department of Defense retiree health care programs” and inserting “uniformed services retiree health care programs”.

  5. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1048(a)(13)(A) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(2)(B)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1048(a)(13)(A), inserted an opening parenthesis before “other than for training”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1048(a)(13)(A), inserted an opening parenthesis before “other than for training”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting an open parenthesis before “other than for training”; and

  6. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 711(b)(4) · 115 Stat. 1012

    1. Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(2)(B)

      Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(b)(4), (d)(1), inserted “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services”

    2. Struck · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(2)(B)

      Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(b)(4), (d)(1), struck out at end “Amounts paid into the Fund under this subsection shall be paid from funds available for the Defense Health Program.”

    Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(b)(4), (d)(1), inserted “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services” and struck out at end “Amounts paid into the Fund under this subsection shall be paid from funds available for the Defense Health Program.”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Section 1116(a) of such title is amended in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) by inserting “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services”.

  7. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 1048(a)(13)(B) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(b)(2)(D)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 1048(a)(13)(B), substituted “section 1115(c)(4)” for “section 111(c)(4)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1048(a)(13)(B), substituted “section 1115(c)(4)” for “section 111(c)(4)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(D), by striking “section 111(c)(4)” and inserting “section 1115(c)(4)”.

  8. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002

    Pub. L. 107–107 § 711(d)(2) · 115 Stat. 1012

    Added · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(c)

    Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(d)(2), added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(d)(2), added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(c) Amounts paid into the Fund under subsection (a) shall be paid from funds available for the health care programs of the participating uniformed services under the jurisdiction of the respective administering Secretaries”.

  9. Pub. L. 107–314 div. A title VII § 704(a) · 116 Stat. 2458

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(c)

    Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “pay of members” for “health care programs”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “pay of members” for “health care programs”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Source of Funds for Monthly Accrual Payments into the Fund.— Section 1116(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “health care programs” and inserting “pay of members”.

  10. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

    Pub. L. 108–136 § 722(b)(1) · 117 Stat. 1392

    Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(a)

    Pub. L. 108–136, § 722(b)(1), substituted “the amount that, subject to subsection (b),” for “the amount that” in introductory provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, § 722(b)(1), substituted “the amount that, subject to subsection (b),” for “the amount that” in introductory provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “the amount that” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting “the amount that, subject to subsection (b),”;

  11. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004

    Pub. L. 108–136 § 722(b)(2) · 117 Stat. 1392

    1. Added · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 108–136, § 722(b)(2), (3), added subsec. (b)

    2. Redesignated · 10 U.S.C. § 1116(b)(d)

      Pub. L. 108–136, § 722(b)(2), (3), redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 108–136, § 722(b)(2), (3), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and

  12. Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

    Pub. L. 108–375 div. A title VII § 725(a) · 118 Stat. 1811

    Amended · 10 U.S.C. § 1116

    Pub. L. 108–375 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section related to, in subsec. (a), calculation of the Department of Defense monthly contribution to the Fund, in subsec. (b), separate calculation by a participating uniformed service, in subsec. (c), payments to the Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year by the Secretary of the Treasury, and, in subsec. (d), amounts paid into the Fund under subsec. (a) from the pay of members of the participating uniformed services

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 108–375 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section related to, in subsec. (a), calculation of the Department of Defense monthly contribution to the Fund, in subsec. (b), separate calculation by a participating uniformed service, in subsec. (c), payments to the Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year by the Secretary of the Treasury, and, in subsec. (d), amounts paid into the Fund under subsec. (a) from the pay of members of the participating uniformed services.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Revision.— Section 1116 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 1116. Payments into the Fund “(a) At the beginning of each fiscal year after September 30, 2005, the Secretary of the Treasury shall promptly pay into the Fund from the General Fund of the Treasury— “(1) the amount certified to the Secretary by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (c), which shall be the contribution to the Fund for that fiscal year required by section 1115; and “(2) the amount determined by each administering Secretary under section 1111(c) as the contribution to the Fund on behalf of the members of the uniformed services under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. “(b) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall determine the sum of the following: “(1) The amount of the payment for that year under the amortization schedule determined by the Board of Actuaries under section 1115(a) of this title for the amortization of the original unfunded liability of the Fund. “(2) The amount (including any negative amount) of the Department of Defense contribution for that year as determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(b) of this title. “(3) The amount (including any negative amount) for that year under the most recent amortization schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(c)(2) of this title for the amortization of any cumulative unfunded liability (or any gain) to the Fund resulting from changes in benefits. ‘(4) The amount (including any negative amount) for that year under the most recent amortization schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(c)(3) of this title for the amortization of any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to the Fund resulting from actuarial assumption changes. “(5) The amount (including any negative amount) for that year under the most recent amortization schedule determined by the Secretary of Defense under section 1115(c)(4) of this title for the amortization of any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to the Fund resulting from actuarial experience. “(c) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly certify the amount determined under subsection (b) each year to the Secretary of the Treasury. “(d) At the same time as the Secretary of Defense makes the certification under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the information provided to the Secretary of the Treasury under that subsection.” .

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 108–375 effective Oct. 1, 2005, see section 725(d) of Pub. L. 108–375, set out as a note under section 1111 of this title.

14 of 14 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments2001–2004 · 4 rounds

2004

Pub. L. 108–375 reenacted section catchline without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, section related to, in subsec. (a), calculation of the Department of Defense monthly contribution to the Fund, in subsec. (b), separate calculation by a participating uniformed service, in subsec. (c), payments to the Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year by the Secretary of the Treasury, and, in subsec. (d), amounts paid into the Fund under subsec. (a) from the pay of members of the participating uniformed services.

2003

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–136, § 722(b)(1), substituted “the amount that, subject to subsection (b),” for “the amount that” in introductory provisions.

Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 108–136, § 722(b)(2), (3), added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively.

2002

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “pay of members” for “health care programs”.

2001

Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(e)(1), substituted “uniformed services retiree health care programs” for “Department of Defense retiree health care programs”.

Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(b)(4), inserted “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(e)(1), substituted “uniformed services retiree health care programs” for “Department of Defense retiree health care programs”.

Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1048(a)(13)(A), inserted an opening parenthesis before “other than for training”.

Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(b)(4), (d)(1), inserted “under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense” after “uniformed services” and struck out at end “Amounts paid into the Fund under this subsection shall be paid from funds available for the Defense Health Program.”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 107–107, § 1048(a)(13)(B), substituted “section 1115(c)(4)” for “section 111(c)(4)”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–107, § 711(d)(2), added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 108–375 effective , see section 725(d) of Pub. L. 108–375, set out as a note under section 1111 of this title.

Effective Date of 2001 Amendment

Amendment by section 711 of Pub. L. 107–107 effective as if included in the enactment of this chapter by Pub. L. 106–398, see section 711(f) of Pub. L. 107–107, set out as a note under section 1111 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective , see section 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 713(b)(1)] of Pub. L. 106–398, set out as a note under section 1113 of this title.

Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective , of provisions in subsec. (d) of this section requiring submittal of annual report to Congress, see section 1061 of Pub. L. 114–328, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.

Inapplicability to Indian Health Service

Pub. L. 108–7, div. F, title II, , 117 Stat. 261, provided in part: “That heretofore and hereafter the provisions of 10 U.S.C. 1116 shall not apply to the Indian Health Service”.

First Year Contributions

Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VII, § 711(g), , 115 Stat. 1167, provided that: “With respect to contributions under section 1116(a) of title 10, United States Code, for the first year that the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund is established under chapter 56 of such title, if the Board of Actuaries is unable to execute its responsibilities with respect to such section, the Secretary of Defense may make contributions under such section using methods and assumptions developed by the Secretary.”

Credits

2000–2004 · 5 acts
  1. 2000Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 713(a)(1)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–182
  2. 2001amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VII, § 711(b)(4), (d), (e)(1), title X, § 1048(a)(13), , 115 Stat. 1165, 1166, 1223
  3. 2002Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VII, § 704(a), , 116 Stat. 2584
  4. 2003Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VII, § 722(b), , 117 Stat. 1532
  5. 2004Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VII, § 725(a), , 118 Stat. 1991.
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(Added Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 713(a)(1)], , 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–182; amended Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title VII, § 711(b)(4), (d), (e)(1), title X, § 1048(a)(13), , 115 Stat. 1165, 1166, 1223; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VII, § 704(a), , 116 Stat. 2584; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VII, § 722(b), , 117 Stat. 1532; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VII, § 725(a), , 118 Stat. 1991.)

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