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38 U.S.C. § 1731 — Assistance to the Republic of the Philippines
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The President is authorized to assist the Republic of the Philippines in fulfilling its responsibility in providing medical care and treatment for Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts in need of such care and treatment for service-connected disabilities and non-service-connected disabilities under certain conditions.
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The President is authorized to assist the Republic of the Philippines in fulfilling its responsibility in providing medical care and treatment for Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts in need of such care and treatment for service-connected disabilities and non-service-connected disabilities under certain conditions.
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**(a)** The Secretary shall, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 36 of this title, pay to the parent or guardian of each eligible person who is pursuing a program of education under this chapter, and who applies therefor on behalf of such eligible person, an educational assistance allowance to meet, in part, the expenses of the eligible person’s subsistence, tuition, fees, supplies, books, equipment, and other educational costs.
**(b)** The educational assistance allowance of an eligible person pursuing a program of education at an educational institution shall be paid as provided in chapter 36 of this title.
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) The term “disability” means a disease, injury, or other physical or mental defect.
(2) The term “veteran of any war” includes any veteran awarded the Medal of Honor.
(3) The term “facilities of the Department” means—
(A) facilities over which the Secretary has direct jurisdiction;
(B) Government facilities for which the Secretary contracts; and
(C) public or private facilities at which the Secretary provides recreational activities for patients receiving care under [section 1710 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “non-Department facilities” means facilities other than Department facilities.
(5) The term “hospital care” includes—
(A)
(i) medical services rendered in the course of the hospitalization of any veteran, and (ii) travel and incidental expenses pursuant to the provisions of [section 111 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section111&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) such mental health services, consultation, professional counseling, marriage and family counseling, and training for the members of the immediate family or legal guardian of a veteran, or the individual in whose household such veteran certifies an intention to live, as the Secretary considers appropriate for the effective treatment and rehabilitation of a veteran or dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of [section 1781(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1781/b&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(C)
(i) medical services rendered in the course of the hospitalization of a dependent or survivor of a veteran rece
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 1732
H, title XCI, § 9101, Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4780;
Pub. L. 118–42, div. G, title II, § 209(a)(4)(B), Mar.
9, 2024, 138 Stat. 441.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Controlled Substances Act, referred to in subsec.
(e), is title II of Pub. L. 91–513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat.
1242, which is classified principally to subchapter I
(§ 801 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and Drugs.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 801 of Title 21
and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–42 substituted ‘‘any
State or any of the Freely Associated States (as defined
in section 1724(f) of this title)’’ for ‘‘any State’’.
2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 amended subsec. (b)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to
who were considered covered health care professionals.
SUBCHAPTER
IV—HOSPITAL
CARE
AND
MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR VETERANS
IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1981—Pub. L. 97–72, title I, § 107(d)(1), Nov. 3, 1981, 95
Stat. 1053, substituted ‘‘HOSPITAL CARE AND MED-
ICAL TREATMENT FOR VETERANS IN THE REPUB-
LIC OF THE PHILIPPINES’’ for ‘‘HOSPITAL AND
MEDICAL CARE FOR COMMONWEALTH OF THE
PHILIPPINES ARMY VETERANS’’ in subchapter
heading.
§ 1731. Assistance to the Republic of the Phil-
ippines
The President is authorized to assist the Re-
public of the Philippines in fulfilling its respon-
sibility in providing medical care and treatment
for Commonwealth Army veterans and new Phil-
ippine Scouts in need of such care and treat-
ment for service-connected disabilities and non-
service-connected disabilities under certain con-
ditions.
(Added Pub. L. 93–82, title I, § 107(a), Aug. 2, 1973,
87 S
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