the month during which the contract goes into effect
(2) in applying subsection (c) to determine the amount of the discount provided with respect to the drug during a year that follows the first year for which the contract is in effect, any reference in such subsection to “the month during which the contract goes into effect” shall be considered a reference to the first month of such following year.
Source
38 USC § 8126(d)(2)
Scoping language
None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter II) of this section.