amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7309 the following new item: 7309A. Veterans Health Insurance Program. . 4. Designation of existing authorities for hospital care, medical services, and other health care (a) Designation Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1701 the following new section: 1701A. VetsCare Federal program: designation of authorities for hospital care, medical services, and other health care as program (a) In general Effective as of the date described in section 2(c)(3) of the Veterans Empowerment Act , the authorities for the provision of hospital care, medical services, and other health care (other than nursing home care and domiciliary care) in subchapter II of this chapter and under any other law administered by the Secretary may be referred to as the VetsCare Federal program . (b) Designation of recipients Effective as of the date described in section 2(c)(3) of the Veterans Empowerment Act , any eligible individual who receives hospital care, medical services, and other health care (excluding nursing home care and domiciliary care) in accordance with the authorities referred to in subsection (a) after such date may be referred to in the receipt of such care or services as participating in the VetsCare Federal program . (c) Secondary payer (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any health plan (including the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) or a State plan under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and the TRICARE program under chapter 55 of title 10) under which an eligible individual is covered shall be responsible for the payment of costs for any health care received by an eligible individual for a non-service connected disability up to the maximum amount allowable under such plan before the VetsCare Federal program is responsible for any such