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[CITE: 38USC1734]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
                        PART II--GENERAL BENEFITS
 
    CHAPTER 17--HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE
 
 SUBCHAPTER IV--HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR VETERANS IN THE 
                       REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
 
Sec. 1734. Hospital and nursing home care and medical services 
        in the United States
        
    The Secretary, within the limits of Department facilities, may 
furnish hospital and nursing home care and medical services to 
Commonwealth Army veterans and new Philippine Scouts for the treatment 
of the service-connected disabilities of such veterans and scouts.

(Added Pub. L. 96-22, title I, Sec. 106(a), June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 53, 
Sec. 634; renumbered Sec. 1734 and amended Pub. L. 102-83, 
Secs. 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404-
406.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Prior section 1734 was renumbered section 3534 of this title.
    Another prior section 1734, Pub. L. 85-857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 
1199, as amended by Pub. L. 89-358, Sec. 4(m), Mar. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 
25, related to overcharging of eligible persons by educational 
institutions, prior to the general amendment of this section by Pub. L. 
92-540, title III, Sec. 313, Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1084. See section 
3690 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 634 of this 
title as this section.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator''.
    Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(a)(3), (4), substituted ``Department'' for 
``Veterans' Administration''.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, see section 107 of Pub. L. 96-22, 
set out as an Effective Date of 1979 Amendment note under section 1701 
of this title.
