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PURPOSE. This Instruction implements references (a) and (b) for management and operations of the Department of Defense Medicare Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (hereafter referred to as "the Fund").

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, Defense Agencies, DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as "the DOD Components").

The provisions of this Instruction may also become applicable to the United States Coast Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration when the Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Commerce enter into agreements with the Secretary of Defense for the Uniformed Services under their respective jurisdictions to participate in the Fund, in accordance with reference (a).