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38 U.S.C. § 8155 — Pilot programs; grants to medical schools
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**(a)** The Secretary may establish an Advisory Subcommittee on Programs for Exchange of Medical Information, of the Special Medical Advisory Group, established under [section 7312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7312&num=0&edition=prelim), to advise the Secretary on matters regarding the administration of this section and to coordinate these functions with other research and education programs in the Department of Medicine and Surgery. The Assistant Under Secretary for Health charged with administration of the Department of Medicine and Surgery medical research program shall be an ex officio member of this Subcommittee.
**(b)** The Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Subcommittee, is authorized to make grants to medical schools, hospitals, and research centers to assist such medical schools, hospitals, and research centers in planning and carrying out agreements authorized by [section 8154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8154&num=0&edition=prelim). Such grants may be used for the employment of personnel, the construction of facilities, the purchasing of equipment when necessary to implement such programs, and for such other purposes as will facilitate the administration of this section.
**(c)**
(1) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1976; $1,700,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976; $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1977; $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1978; and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, for the purpose of developing and carrying out medical information programs under this section on a pilot program bas
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**(a)** The Secretary may establish an Advisory Subcommittee on Programs for Exchange of Medical Information, of the Special Medical Advisory Group, established under [section 7312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section7312&num=0&edition=prelim), to advise the Secretary on matters regarding the administration of this section and to coordinate these functions with other research and education programs in the Department of Medicine and Surgery. The Assistant Under Secretary for Health charged with administration of the Department of Medicine and Surgery medical research program shall be an ex officio member of this Subcommittee.
**(b)** The Secretary, upon the recommendation of the Subcommittee, is authorized to make grants to medical schools, hospitals, and research centers to assist such medical schools, hospitals, and research centers in planning and carrying out agreements authorized by [section 8154 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8154&num=0&edition=prelim). Such grants may be used for the employment of personnel, the construction of facilities, the purchasing of equipment when necessary to implement such programs, and for such other purposes as will facilitate the administration of this section.
**(c)**
(1) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1976; $1,700,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976; $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1977; $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1978; and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1979 and for each of the three succeeding fiscal years, for the purpose of developing and carrying out medical information programs under this section on a pilot program basis and for the grants authority in subsection (b) of this section. Pilot programs authorized by this subsection shall be carried out at Department hospitals in geographically dispersed areas of the United States.
(2) Funds authorized under this section shall not be available to pay the cost of hospital, medical, or other care of patients except to the extent that such cost is determined by the Secretary to be incident to research, training, or demonstration activities carried out under this section.
**(d)** The Secretary, after consultation with the Subcommittee shall prescribe regulations covering the terms and conditions for making grants under this section.
**(e)** Each recipient of a grant under this section shall keep such records as the Secretary may prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such grant is made or used, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such records as will facilitate an effective audit.
**(f)** The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient of any grant under this section which are pertinent to any such grant.
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**(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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**(a)** The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the special medical advisory group. The advisory group shall advise the Secretary, through the Under Secretary for Health, and the Under Secretary for Health directly, relative to the care and treatment of disabled veterans and other matters pertinent to the Administration.
**(b)** Members of the special medical advisory group shall be appointed by the Secretary upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health. The special medical advisory group shall be composed of—
(1) members of the medical, dental, podiatric, optometric, and allied scientific professions;
(2) other individuals considered by the Under Secretary for Health to have experience pertinent to the mission of the Administration; and
(3) a disabled veteran.
**(c)** The special medical advisory group shall meet on a regular basis as prescribed by the Secretary. The number, terms of service, pay, and allowances of members of the advisory group shall be prescribed in accordance with existing law and regulations.
**(d)** Not later than February 1 of each year, the special medical advisory group shall submit to the Secretary and the Congress a report on the activities of the advisory group during the preceding fiscal year. No report shall be required under this subsection after December 31, 2004.
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**(a)** The Department of Veterans Affairs is an executive department of the United States.
**(b)** The purpose of the Department is to administer the laws providing benefits and other services to veterans and the dependents and the beneficiaries of veterans.
**(c)** The Department is composed of the following:
(1) The Office of the Secretary.
(2) The Veterans Health Administration.
(3) The Veterans Benefits Administration.
(4) The National Cemetery Administration.
(5) The Board of Veterans’ Appeals.
(6) The Veterans’ Canteen Service.
(7) The Board of Contract Appeals.
(8) Such other offices and agencies as are established or designated by law or by the President or the Secretary.
(9) Any office, agency, or activity under the control or supervision of any element named in paragraphs (1) through (8).
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**(a)** The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with medical schools, hospitals, research centers, and individual members of the medical profession under which medical information and techniques will be freely exchanged and the medical information services of all parties to the agreement will be available for use by any party to the agreement under conditions specified in the agreement. In carrying out the purposes of this section, the Secretary shall utilize recent developments in electronic equipment to provide a close educational, scientific, and professional link between Department hospitals and major medical centers. Such agreements shall be utilized by the Secretary to the maximum extent practicable to create, at each Department hospital which is a part of any such agreement, an environment of academic medicine which will help such hospital attract and retain highly trained and qualified members of the medical profession.
**(b)** In order to bring about utilization of all medical information in the surrounding medical community, particularly in remote areas, and to foster and encourage the widest possible cooperation and consultation among all members of the medical profession in such community, the educational facilities and programs established at Department hospitals and the electronic link to medical centers shall be made available for use by the surrounding medical community (including State home facilities furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans). The Secretary may charge a fee for such services (on annual or like basis) at rates which the Secretary determines, after appropriate study, to be fair and equitable. The financial status of any user of such services shall be taken into consideration by the Secretary in esta
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
§ 8155
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106–419, title IV, § 404(b)(2), Nov. 1, 2000, 114
Stat. 1866, provided that the amendment made by sec-
tion 404(b)(2) is effective Nov. 21, 1997, and as if included
in Pub. L. 105–114 as originally enacted.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective Oct. 21, 1976,
see section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under
section 111 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–82 effective Sept. 1, 1973,
see section 501 of Pub. L. 93–82, set out as a note under
section 1701 of this title.
REPORT TO CONGRESS ON RATES AND PROCEDURES COV-
ERING PAYMENT OF BENEFITS FOR CARE OR SERVICES
PROVIDED
IN
VETERANS’ ADMINISTRATION
HEALTH
CARE FACILITIES
TO INDIVIDUALS NOT ELIGIBLE
FOR
VETERANS’ HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY,
OR MEDICAL CARE
Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 115(c), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2853, provided that at such time as the rates and proce-
dures described in subsec. (d) of this section were pre-
scribed, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Wel-
fare [now Secretary of Health and Human Services], in
consultation with the Administrator of Veterans’ Af-
fairs, was to submit to the Committee on Ways and
Means and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the
House of Representatives and to the Committee on Fi-
nance and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the
Senate a full report describing such rates and proce-
dures.
§ 8154. Exchange of medical information
(a) The Secretary is authorized to enter into
agreements with medical schools, hospitals, re-
search centers, and individual members of the
medical profession under which medical infor-
mation and techniq
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