10 U.S.C. § 1073

Section 1073 · Administration of this chapter

Current version, with additions and removals from the April 30, 1997 version.

Current — January 7, 2011

As of April 30, 1997

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall administer this ~~chapter,~~ for the armed forces under his jurisdiction, the Secretary of ~~Transportation~~ shall administer this chapter for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall administer this chapter ~~and~~ for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service. This chapter shall be administered consistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of ~~1997.~~

(a) Responsible Officials.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall administer this chapter for the armed forces under his jurisdiction, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall administer this chapter for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall administer this chapter for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Public Health Service. This chapter shall be administered consistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14401 et seq.).

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary of Defense shall have responsibility for administering the TRICARE program and making any decision affecting such program.

(b) Stability in Program of Benefits.—The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide a stable program of benefits under this chapter throughout each fiscal year. To achieve the stability in the case of managed care support contracts entered into under this chapter, the contracts shall be administered so as to implement all changes in benefits and administration on a quarterly basis. However, the Secretary of Defense may implement any such change prior to the next fiscal quarter if the Secretary determines that the change would significantly improve the provision of care to eligible beneficiaries under this chapter.

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Jan 7, 2011 – presentcurrentviewing
Annual edition
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–383 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
▸ what changed
Source credit
Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title VII, § 711, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4246.
Nov 25, 2002 – Jan 7, 2011
Annual edition
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.
▸ what changed changes vs current →
Source credit
Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314
Oct 5, 1999 – Nov 25, 2002
Annual edition
Pub. L. 106–65, § 725, designated existing provisions, as amended by Pub. L. 106–65, § 1066(a)(7), as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
▸ what changed changes vs current →
Source credit
Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VII, § 725, title X, § 1066(a)(7), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 698, 770
Apr 30, 1997 – Oct 5, 1999
Annual edition
Pub. L. 105–12 inserted at end “This chapter shall be administered consistent with the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997.”
▸ what changed changes vs current →
Source credit
Pub. L. 105–12, § 9(h), Apr. 30, 1997, 111 Stat. 27
Oct 30, 1984 – Apr 30, 1997
Annual edition
Pub. L. 98–557 inserted provisions which transferred authority to administer chapter for the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to the Secretary of Transportation.
changes vs current →
Source credit
Pub. L. 98–557, § 19(2), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2869
Dec 12, 1980 – Oct 30, 1984
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 96–513 substituted in section catchline “of this chapter” for “of sections 1071–1087 of this title”, and substituted in text “this chapter” for “sections 1071–1087 of this title”, “those sections”, and “them”, “Secretary of Health and Human Services” for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare”, and “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” for “Environmental Science Services Administration”.
Source credit
Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 511(34)(A), (C), (35), (36), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2922, 2923
Nov 2, 1966 – Dec 12, 1980
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 89–718 substituted “Environmental Science Services Administration” for “Coast and Geodetic Survey”.
Source credit
Pub. L. 89–718, § 8(a), Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1117
Sep 30, 1966 – Nov 2, 1966
Amended · full text not held
Pub. L. 89–718 substituted “Environmental Science Services Administration” for “Coast and Geodetic Survey”.
Source credit
amended Pub. L. 89–614, § 2(1), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 862
Sep 2, 1958 – Sep 30, 1966
Enacted · full text not held
Source credit
Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(25)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1446

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