“(a) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States, a trust fund to be known as the ‘Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund’ (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘Fund’), which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Treasury.
“(b) Investment of Amounts in the Fund.—Amounts in the Fund shall be invested in accordance with section 9702 of title 31, United States Code, and any interest on, and proceeds from any such investment shall be credited to and become a part of the Fund.
“(c) Availability of the Fund.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available only for disbursement by the Attorney General under section 6.
“(d) Termination.—The Fund shall terminate on December 31, 2028. If all of the amounts in the Fund have not been expended by such date, investments of amounts in the Fund shall be liquidated and receipts thereof deposited in the Fund and all funds remaining in the Fund shall be deposited in the miscellaneous receipts account in the Treasury.
“(e) Appropriation.—“(1) In general.—There are appropriated to the Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed the applicable maximum amount specified in paragraph (2), to carry out the purposes of the Fund.
“(2) Limitation.—Appropriation of amounts to the Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) is subject to the following maximum amounts:“(A) For fiscal year 2002, $172,000,000.
“(B) For fiscal year 2003, $143,000,000.
“(C) For fiscal year 2004, $107,000,000.
“(D) For fiscal year 2005, $65,000,000.