10 USC § 1079a - TRICARE program: treatment of refunds and other amounts collected

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title: "10 USC § 1079a - TRICARE program: treatment of refunds and other amounts collected"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1079a"
section_name: "TRICARE program: treatment of refunds and other amounts collected"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VII, § 733(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2597; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 701(j)(1)(D), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2192.)"
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# § 1079a. TRICARE program: treatment of refunds and other amounts collected

All refunds and other amounts collected in the administration of the TRICARE program shall be credited to the appropriation available for that program for the fiscal year in which the refund or amount is collected.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VII, § 733(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2597; amended Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VII, § 701(j)(1)(D), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2192.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriations acts:

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### Amendments

2016— substituted “TRICARE program” for “CHAMPUS” in section catchline and “the TRICARE program” for “the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services” in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2016 Amendment

Amendment by  applicable with respect to the provision of health care under the TRICARE program beginning on , see , set out as a note under .