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38 U.S.C. § 322 — Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events

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38 U.S.C. § 322 — Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events

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**(a) Establishment.—** There is in the Department an Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events. There is at the head of the Office a Director, who shall report to an appropriate official of the Veterans Health Administration, as determined by the Secretary, or to the Deputy Secretary or Secretary. **(b) Responsibilities of Director.—** Subject to the direction of the Secretary, the Director— (1) shall establish and carry out qualifying programs and events; (2) may provide for sponsorship by the Department of qualifying programs and events; (3) may provide for, facilitate, and encourage participation by disabled veterans in qualifying programs and events; (4) shall, to the extent feasible, cooperate with entities with significant experience in managing large-scale adaptive sports programs; (5) shall seek sponsorships and donations from the private sector to defray costs of carrying out the responsibilities of the Director to the maximum extent feasible; and (6) may carry out such other responsibilities as the Secretary determines are appropriate. **(c) Qualifying Program or Event.—** For purposes of this section, a qualifying program or event is a sports program or other event in which disabled veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces participate and that is approved by the Secretary as being consistent with the goals and missions of the Department. **(d) Monthly Assistance Allowance.—** (1) Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary may provide a monthly assistance allowance to— (A) a veteran with a disability invited by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee to compete for a slot on, or selected for, the Paralympic Team for any month in which the veteran is training or competing in any event sanctioned by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee or who is residing at a United States Olympic Committee training center; and (B) a veteran with a VA service-connected disability rated as 30 percent or greater by the Department of Veterans Affairs who is selected by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee for the United States Olympic Team for any month in which the veteran is competing in any event sanctioned by the National Governing Bodies of the United States Olympic Sports. (2) The amount of the monthly assistance payable to a veteran under paragraph (1) shall be equal to the monthly amount of subsistence allowance that would be payable to the veteran under chapter 31 of this title if the veteran were eligible for and entitled to rehabilitation under such chapter. (3) In providing assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to veterans with service-connected disabilities. (4) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection the following: (A) For each of fiscal years 2010 through 2023, $2,000,000. (B) For each of fiscal years 2024 through 2027, $2,500,000. **(e) Applicability to Commonwealths and Territories of the United States.—** The provisions of this subsection shall apply in the same manner and to the same degree as to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee to the Paralympic sport entities the Secretary considers appropriate to represent the interests of each of the following: (1) American Samoa. (2) Guam. (3) Puerto Rico. (4) The Northern Mariana Islands. (5) The United States Virgin Islands. **(f) Limitation on Statutory Construction.—** Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation on disabled sports and special events supported by the Department as of the date of the enactment of this section.

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38 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

For the purposes of this title— (1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively. (2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. (3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried. (4) (A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and— (i) who is under the age of eighteen years; (ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or (iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution; and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl

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36 U.S.C. § 101 — American Heart Month

The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— (1) designating February as American Heart Month; (2) inviting the chief executive officers of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States to issue proclamations designating February as American Heart Month; and (3) urging the people of the United States to recognize the nationwide problem of heart and blood vessel diseases and to support all essential programs required to solve the problem.

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38 U.S.C. § 1122 — Rates of wartime death compensation

**(a)** The monthly rates of death compensation shall be as follows: (1) Surviving spouse but no child, $87; (2) Surviving spouse with one child, $121 (with $29 for each additional child); (3) No surviving spouse but one child, $67; (4) No surviving spouse but two children, $94 (equally divided); (5) No surviving spouse but three children, $122 (equally divided) (with $23 for each additional child, total amount to be equally divided); (6) Dependent parent, $75; (7) Both dependent parents, $40 each. **(b)** The monthly rate of death compensation payable to a surviving spouse or dependent parent under subsection (a) of this section shall be increased by $79 if the payee is (1) a patient in a nursing home or (2) blind, or so nearly blind or significantly disabled as to need or require the regular aid and attendance of another person.

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38 U.S.C. § 1142 — Rates of peacetime death compensation

For the purposes of [section 1141 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1141&num=0&edition=prelim), the monthly rates of death compensation payable shall be those specified in [section 1122 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1122&num=0&edition=prelim).

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38 U.S.C. § 1710 — Eligibility for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care

**(a)** (1) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services which the Secretary determines to be needed— (A) to any veteran for a service-connected disability; and (B) to any veteran who has a service-connected disability rated at 50 percent or more. (2) The Secretary (subject to paragraph (4)) shall furnish hospital care and medical services, and may furnish nursing home care, which the Secretary determines to be needed to any veteran— (A) who has a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent or, with respect to nursing home care during any period during which the provisions of [section 1710A(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710A/a&num=0&edition=prelim) are in effect, a compensable service-connected disability rated less than 70 percent; (B) whose discharge or release from active military, naval, air, or space service was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty; (C) who is in receipt of, or who, but for a suspension pursuant to [section 1151 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1151&num=0&edition=prelim) (or both a suspension and the receipt of retired pay), would be entitled to disability compensation, but only to the extent that such veteran’s continuing eligibility for such care is provided for in the judgment or settlement provided for in such section; (D) who is a former prisoner of war, who was awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14, or who was awarded the Purple Heart; (E) who is a veteran of— (i) the Mexican border period; (

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38 U.S.C. § 1729 — Recovery by the United States of the cost of certain care and services

**(a)** (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, in any case in which the United States is required by law to furnish or pay for care or services under this chapter for a non-service-connected disability described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the United States has the right to recover or collect from a third party the reasonable charges of care or services so furnished or paid for to the extent that the recipient or provider of the care or services would be eligible to receive payment for such care or services from such third party if the care or services had not been furnished or paid for by a department or agency of the United States. (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to a non-service-connected disability— (A) that is incurred incident to the individual’s employment and that is covered under a workers’ compensation law or plan that provides for payment for the cost of health care and services provided to the individual by reason of the disability; (B) that is incurred as the result of a motor vehicle accident to which applies a State law that requires the owners or operators of motor vehicles registered in that State to have in force automobile accident reparations insurance; (C) that is incurred as the result of a crime of personal violence that occurred in a State, or a political subdivision of a State, in which a person injured as the result of such a crime is entitled to receive health care and services at such State’s or subdivision’s expense for personal injuries suffered as the result of such crime; (D) that is incurred by an individual who is entitled to care (or payment of the expenses of care) under a health-plan contract; or (E) for which care and services are furnished under this chapter to a veteran who— (i)

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38 U.S.C. § 2016 — Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter amounts as follows: (1) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009. (2) $175,100,000 for fiscal year 2010. (3) $217,700,000 for fiscal year 2011. (4) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. (5) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. (6) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. (7) $257,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2024. (8) $344,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026. (9) $257,700,000 for each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2030.

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38 U.S.C. § 2021 — Homeless veterans reintegration programs

**(a) In General.—** Subject to the availability of appropriations provided for such purpose, the Secretary of Labor shall conduct, directly or through grant or contract, such programs as that Secretary determines appropriate to provide job training, counseling, and placement services (including job readiness and literacy and skills training) to expedite the reintegration into the labor force of— (1) homeless veterans, including— (A) veterans who were homeless but found housing during the 60-day period preceding the date on which the veteran begins to participate in a program under this section; and (B) veterans who are at risk of homelessness during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the veteran begins to participate in a program under this section; (2) veterans participating in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance is provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ([42 U.S.C. 1437f](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1437f&num=0&edition=prelim)(o)(19)) or the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) program; (3) Indians who are veterans and receiving assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ([25 U.S.C. 4101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section4101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.); (4) veterans described in [section 2023(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section2023/d&num=0&edition=prelim) or any other veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated; and (5) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs rapid

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38 U.S.C. § 2023 — Referral and counseling services: veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions

**(a) Program Authority.—** The Secretary and the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Secretaries”) shall carry out a program of referral and counseling services to eligible veterans with respect to benefits and services available to such veterans under this title and under State law. **(b) Location of Program.—** The program shall be carried out in at least 12 locations. One location shall be a penal institution under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Prisons. **(c) Scope of Program.—** (1) To the extent practicable, the program shall provide both referral and counseling services, and in the case of counseling services, shall include counseling with respect to job training and placement (including job readiness), housing, health care, and other benefits to assist the eligible veteran in the transition from institutional living. (2) (A) To the extent that referral or counseling services are provided at a location under the program, referral services shall be provided in person during such period of time that the Secretaries may specify that precedes the date of release or discharge of the eligible veteran, and counseling services shall be furnished after such date. (B) The Secretaries may, as part of the program, furnish to officials of penal institutions outreach information with respect to referral and counseling services for presentation to veterans in the custody of such officials during the 18-month period that precedes such date of release or discharge. (3) The Secretaries may make grants to carry out the referral and counseling services required under the program with entities or organizations that meet such requirements as the Secretaries may establish. (4) In developing the program, the Secretaries shall consult with

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38 U.S.C. § 2044 — Financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing

**(a) Distribution of Financial Assistance.—** (1) The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to eligible entities approved under this section to provide and coordinate the provision of supportive services described in subsection (b) for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. (2) Financial assistance under this section shall consist of grants for each such family for which an approved eligible entity is providing or coordinating the provision of supportive services. (3) (A) The Secretary shall provide such grants to each eligible entity that is providing or coordinating the provision of supportive services. (B) The Secretary is authorized to establish intervals of payment for the administration of such grants and establish a maximum amount to be awarded, in accordance with the services being provided and their duration. (4) In providing financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to entities providing or coordinating the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families who are transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. (5) The Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, financial assistance under this subsection is equitably distributed across geographic regions, including rural communities and tribal lands. (6) Each entity receiving financial assistance under this section to provide supportive services to a very low-income veteran family shall notify that family that such services are being paid for, in whole or in part, by the Department. (7) The Secretary may require entities receiving financial assistance under this section to submit a report to the Secretary that describes the projects carried out with such financial assistance. **(b) Supportive

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