[CharlesWayneCT]

d) FUNDING.—For the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Commissioned Corps under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the Office of the Surgeon General for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall be used for recruitment and training of Commissioned Corps Officers.

This is why the CBO couldn't really estimate the cost of Obamacare -- all over the bill, it just says "funds as are necessary".

Each year, there will be requests from the executive branch for money to fund each provision, buried in the funds for the agencies. It will be hard to determine what part of the funds are going to the health care portion.

Interestingly, I don't know if they have put ANY funds into the current fiscal year for funding this bill.

[luv2ndamend]

Thanks, I will bet there is tons of other non amended funds in the bill.