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 PUBLIC LAW 109–233—JUNE 15, 2006

120 STAT. 413

‘‘(c)(1) A payment may be made to a member under this section only for a qualifying loss that results directly from a traumatic injury sustained while the member is covered against loss under this section and from no other cause. ‘‘(2)(A) A payment may be made to a member under this section for a qualifying loss resulting from a traumatic injury only for a loss that is incurred during the applicable period of time specified pursuant to subparagraph (B). ‘‘(B) For each qualifying loss, the Secretary shall prescribe, by regulation, a period of time to be the period of time within which a loss of that type must be incurred, determined from the date on which the member sustains the traumatic injury resulting in that loss, in order for that loss to be covered under this section.’’. (4) Subsection (d) is amended by striking ‘‘losses described in subsection (b)(1) shall be—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘qualifying losses shall be made in accordance with a schedule prescribed by the Secretary, by regulation, specifying the amount of payment to be made for each type of qualifying loss, to be based on the severity of the qualifying loss. The minimum payment that may be prescribed for a qualifying loss is $25,000, and the maximum payment that may be prescribed for a qualifying loss is $100,000.’’. (5) Subsection (e) is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘of Veterans Affairs’’ each place it appears; (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as the premium allocable’’ and all that follows through ‘‘protection under this section’’; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Secretary of the concerned service’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’; and (D) by striking paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) and inserting the following: ‘‘(6) The cost attributable to insuring members under this section for any month or other period specified by the Secretary, less the premiums paid by the members, shall be paid by the Secretary concerned to the Secretary. The Secretary shall allocate the amount payable among the uniformed services using such methods and data as the Secretary determines to be reasonable and practicable. Payments under this paragraph shall be made on a monthly basis or at such other intervals as may be specified by the Secretary and shall be made within 10 days of the date on which the Secretary provides notice to the Secretary concerned of the amount required. ‘‘(7) For each period for which a payment by a Secretary concerned is required under paragraph (6), the Secretary concerned shall contribute such amount from appropriations available for active duty pay of the uniformed service concerned. ‘‘(8) The sums withheld from the basic or other pay of members, or collected from them by the Secretary concerned, under this subsection, and the sums contributed from appropriations under this subsection, together with the income derived from any dividends or premium rate adjustments received from insurers shall be deposited to the credit of the revolving fund established in the Treasury of the United States under section 1869(d)(1) of this title.’’. (6) Subsection (f) is amended to read as follows:

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