Pub. L. 94-581, tit. II, sec. 202

Sec. 202. Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows: (a) The title of such chapter is amended by inserting “NURSING HOME” before “DOMICILIARY”. (b) Section 601 is amended by— (1) striking out “and exclusive” in clause (A) of paragraph (4); (2) (A) inserting after “contracts” in clause (C) of paragraph (4) “when facilities described in clause (A) or (B) of this paragraph are not capable of furnishing economical care because of geographical inaccessibility or of furnishing the care or services required”; (B) redesignating subclauses (ii) and (iii) of such clause (C) as subclauses (iv) and (v). respectively; (C) striking out subclause (i) of such clause (C) and inserting in lieu thereof the following subclauses: “(i) hospital care or medical services to a veteran for the treatment of a service-connected disability or a disability for which a veteran was discharged or released from the active military, naval, or air service; (ii) medical services for the treatment of any disability of a veteran described in clause (1) (B) or (2) of section 612(f) of this title, (iii) hospital care or medical services for the treatment of medical emergencies which pose a serious threat to the life or health of a veteran receiving hospital care in a facility described in clause (A) or (B) of this paragraph;”; and (D) striking out “clause (iii)” where the term appears in subclause (v) (as so redesignated) of such clause (C) and inserting in lieu thereof “subclause (v) ”; and (E) striking out in subclause (ii) of clause (A) of paragraph (5) “for any veteran who is in need of treatment for a service-connected disability or is unable to defray the expense of transportation” and inserting in lieu thereof “pursuant to the provisions of section 111 of this title”. (c) The subchapter heading at the beginning of subchapter II of such chapter is amended by inserting a comma and “Nursing Home,” after “Hospital”. (d) Section 610 is amended by— (1) inserting a comma and “nursing home,” after “hospital” in the catchline of such section; (2) inserting “or nursing home” after “hospital” in subsection (a)(1) (B); 90 STAT. 2856 (3) striking out “of any war or of service after January 31, 1955,” and the comma after “domiciliary care” in subsection (b)(2); and (4) striking out “and exclusive” in subsection (d). (e) (1) The catchline of section 611 is amended by striking out “Hospitalization” and inserting in lieu thereof “Care”. (2) Subsection (b) of section 611 is amended by inserting “or medical services” after “hospital care”. (f) Section 612 is amended by— (1) striking out “Indian wars” and inserting in lieu thereof “Indian Wars” in subsection (e); (2) striking out “granted” and inserting in lieu thereof “furnished” in subsection (f)(1)(B); and (3) inserting after “Administrator” in subsection (g) a comma and “within the limits of Veterans’ Administration facilities,”. (g) Section 616 is amended by striking out “Bureau of the Budget” and inserting in lieu thereof “Office of Management and Budget”. (h) Subsection (a) of section 620 is amended by— (1) striking out “and exclusive” in clause (1) and in the last sentence of such subsection; and (2) striking out “from time to time” and inserting in lieu thereof “annually” in clause (ii). (i) The subchapter heading at the beginning of subchapter HI of such chapter is amended by inserting “and Nursing Home” after “Hospital”. (j) Clauses (1) through (3) of section 621 are amended by inserting a comma and “nursing home,” after “hospital” each time it appeal’s. (k) Subsection (a) of section 622 is amended by striking out “610 (a)(1)” and inserting in lieu thereof “610 (a) (1) (B) ”, and by striking out “632(b)” and inserting in lieu thereof “632(a) (2)”. (l) Subsection (c) of section 624 is amended by striking out “of any war” after “veteran”. (m) Section 627 is amended by striking out “1958” and inserting in lieu thereof “1957”. (n) Subsection (a)(1) of section 628 is amended by striking out “they” and inserting in lieu thereof “delay”. (o) Section 641 is amended by striking out “of any war or of service after January 31, 1955”.