10 USC 1073f – Health care fraud and abuse prevention program
(a)
Terms Used In 10 USC 1073f
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(2) At the discretion of the Secretary, such program may be administered jointly by the Inspector General of the Department of Defense and the Director of the Defense Health Agency.
(3) In carrying out such program, the authorities granted to the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of the Department of Defense under section 1128A(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(m)) shall be available to the Secretary and the Inspector General.
(b)
(2) Consistent with section 1079a of this title, amounts recovered in connection with any such civil monetary penalty imposed—
(A) shall be credited to appropriations available as of the time of the collection for expenses of the health care program of the Department of Defense affected by the fraud and abuse for which such penalty was imposed; and
(B) may be used to support the administration of the program authorized under subsection (a), including to support any interagency agreements entered into under subsection (d).
(c)
(d)
(e)