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38 U.S.C. § 1732 — Contracts and grants to provide for the care and treatment of United States veterans by the Veterans Memorial Medical Center

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38 U.S.C. § 1732 — Contracts and grants to provide for the care and treatment of United States veterans by the Veterans Memorial Medical Center

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**(a)** The President, with the concurrence of the Republic of the Philippines, may authorize the Secretary to enter into contracts with the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, with the approval of the appropriate department of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, covering the period beginning on October 1, 1981, and ending on September 30, 1994, under which the United States— (1) will provide for payments for hospital care and medical services (including nursing home care) in the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, as authorized by [section 1724 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1724&num=0&edition=prelim) and on the terms and conditions set forth in such section, to eligible United States veterans at a per diem rate to be jointly determined for each fiscal year by the two Governments to be fair and reasonable; and (2) may provide that payments for such hospital care and medical services provided to eligible United States veterans may consist in whole or in part of available medicines, medical supplies, and equipment furnished by the Secretary to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center at valuations therefor as determined by the Secretary, who may furnish such medicines, medical supplies, and equipment through the revolving supply fund pursuant to [section 8121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8121&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b)** (1) To further assure the effective care and treatment of United States veterans in the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, there is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year during the period beginning on October 1, 1981, and ending on September 30, 1990, the sum of $1,000,000 to be used by the Secretary for making grants to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center for the purpose of assisting the Republic of the Philippines in the replacement and upgrading of equipment and in rehabilitating the physical plant and facilities of such center. (2) Grants under this subsection shall be made on such terms and conditions as prescribed by the Secretary. Such terms and conditions may include a requirement of prior approval by the Secretary of the uses of the funds provided by such grants. (3) Funds for such grants may be provided only from appropriations made to the Department for the specific purpose of making such grants. **(c)** The Secretary may stop payments under a contract or grant under this section upon reasonable notice as stipulated by the contract or grant if the Republic of the Philippines and the Veterans Memorial Medical Center do not maintain the medical center in a well-equipped and effective operating condition as determined by the Secretary. **(d)** (1) The authority of the Secretary to enter into contracts and to make grants under this section is effective for any fiscal year only to the extent that appropriations are available for that purpose. (2) Appropriations made for the purpose of this section shall remain available until expended.

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38 U.S.C. § 111 — Payments or allowances for beneficiary travel

**(a)** Under regulations prescribed by the President pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Secretary may pay the actual necessary expense of travel (including lodging and subsistence), or in lieu thereof an allowance based upon mileage (at a rate of 41.5 cents per mile), of any person to or from a Department facility or other place in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the Secretary pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the purpose of examination, treatment, or care. Actual necessary expense of travel includes the reasonable costs of airfare if travel by air is the only practical way to reach a Department facility. In addition to the mileage allowance authorized by this section, there may be allowed reimbursement for the actual cost of ferry fares, and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls. **(b)** (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and notwithstanding subsection (g)(2) of this section or any other provision of law, if, with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary exercises the authority under this section to make any payments, the Secretary shall make the payments provided for in this section to or for the following persons for travel during such fiscal year for examination, treatment, or care for which the person is eligible: (A) A veteran or other person whose travel is in connection with treatment or care for a service-connected disability. (B) A veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more. (C) A veteran receiving pension under [section 1521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim). (D) A veteran (i) who is not traveling by air and whose annual income (as determined under [secti

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38 U.S.C. § 8121 — Revolving supply fund

**(a)** The revolving supply fund established for the operation and maintenance of a supply system for the Department (including procurement of supplies, equipment, and personal services and the repair and reclamation of used, spent, or excess personal property) shall be— (1) available without fiscal year limitations for all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of such supply system; (2) reimbursed from appropriations for the cost of all services, equipment, and supplies furnished, at rates determined by the Secretary on the basis of estimated or actual direct cost (which may be based on the cost of recent significant purchases of the equipment or supply item involved) and indirect cost; and (3) credited with advances from appropriations for activities to which services or supplies are to be furnished, and all other receipts resulting from the operation of the fund, including property returned to the supply system when no longer required by activities to which it had been furnished, the proceeds of disposal of scrap, excess or surplus personal property of the fund, and receipts from carriers and others for loss of or damage to personal property. **(b)** The Secretary may authorize the Secretary of Defense to make purchases through the fund in the same manner as activities of the Department. When services, equipment, or supplies are furnished to the Secretary of Defense through the fund, the reimbursement required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall be made from appropriations made to the Department of Defense, and when services or supplies are to be furnished to the Department of Defense, the fund may be credited, as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), with advances from appropriations available to the Department of Defense. **(c)** At

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38 U.S.C. § 1724 — Hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care abroad

**(a)** Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (f), the Secretary shall not furnish hospital or domiciliary care or medical services outside any State. **(b)** (1) The Secretary may furnish hospital care and medical services outside a State to a veteran who is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and medical services if the Secretary determines that such care and services are needed for the treatment of a service-connected disability of the veteran or as part of a rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this title. (2) Care and services for a service-connected disability of a veteran who is not a citizen of the United States may be furnished under this subsection only— (A) if the veteran is in the Republic of the Philippines or in Canada; or (B) if the Secretary determines, as a matter of discretion and pursuant to regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, that it is appropriate and feasible to furnish such care and services. **(c)** Within the limits of those facilities of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center at Manila, Republic of the Philippines, for which the Secretary may contract, the Secretary may furnish necessary hospital care to a veteran for any non-service-connected disability if such veteran is unable to defray the expenses of necessary hospital care. The Secretary may enter into contracts to carry out this section. **(d)** The Secretary may furnish nursing home care, on the same terms and conditions set forth in [section 1720(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720/a&num=0&edition=prelim), to any veteran who has been furnished hospital care in the Philippines pursuant to this section, but who requires a protracted period of nursing home care. **(e)** Within the

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38 U.S.C. § 1701 — Definitions

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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38 U.S.C. § 3532 — Computation of educational assistance allowance

**(a)** (1) The educational assistance allowance on behalf of an eligible person who is pursuing a program of education consisting of institutional courses shall be paid at the monthly rate of $1,224 for full-time, $967 for three-quarter-time, or $710 for half-time pursuit. (2) The educational assistance allowance on behalf of an eligible person pursuing a program of education on less than a half-time basis shall be paid at the rate of the lesser of— (A) the established charges for tuition and fees that the educational institution involved requires similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same program to pay; or (B) $1,224 per month for a full-time course. **(b)** The educational assistance allowance to be paid on behalf of an eligible person who is pursuing a full-time program of education which consists of institutional courses and alternate phases of training in a business or industrial establishment with the training in the business or industrial establishment being strictly supplemental to the institutional portion, shall be computed at the rate of $1,224 per month. **(c)** (1) An eligible person who is enrolled in an educational institution for a “farm cooperative” program consisting of institutional agricultural courses prescheduled to fall within forty-four weeks of any period of twelve consecutive months and who pursues such program on— (A) a full-time basis (a minimum of ten clock hours per week or four hundred and forty clock hours in such year prescheduled to provide not less than eighty clock hours in any three-month period), (B) a three-quarter-time basis (a minimum of seven clock hours per week), or (C) a half-time basis (a minimum of five clock hours per week), shall be eligible to receive an educational assistance allowa

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38 U.S.C. § 3531 — Educational assistance allowance

**(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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38 U.S.C. § 546 — Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation

**(a) Establishment.—** (1) There is in the Department the Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation (in this section referred to as the “Committee”). (2) The Committee shall consist of not more than 18 members appointed by the Secretary from among individuals who— (A) have experience with the provision of disability compensation by the Department; or (B) are leading medical or scientific experts in relevant fields. (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall determine the terms of service and pay and allowances of the members of the Committee. (B) A term of service may not exceed four years and shall be staggered to ensure that the dates for the termination of the members’ terms are not all the same. (C) The Secretary may reappoint any member for one or more additional terms of service. (4) The Secretary shall select a Chair from among the members of the Committee. **(b) Responsibilities of Committee.—** (1) The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek the advice of the Committee with respect to the maintenance and periodic readjustment of the schedule for rating disabilities under [section 1155 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1155&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) (A) In providing advice to the Secretary under this subsection, the Committee shall— (i) assemble and review relevant information relating to the needs of veterans with disabilities; (ii) provide information relating to the nature and character of disabilities arising from service in the Armed Forces; (iii) provide an on-going assessment of the effectiveness of the schedule for rating disabilities; and (iv) provide on-going advice on the most appropriate means of resp

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38 U.S.C. § 1732 — Contracts and grants to provide for the

Page 469 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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