REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RESOURCES.

SEC. 726. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RESOURCES. (a) Repeal of VA Bed Limits.—Section 8110(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking “at not more than 125,000 and not less than 100,000”; (2) in the third sentence, by striking “shall operate and maintain a total of not less than 90,000 hospital beds and nursing home beds and”; and (3) in the fourth sentence, by striking “to enable the Department to operate and maintain a total of not less than 90,000 hospital and nursing home beds in accordance with this paragraph and”. (b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2003.