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[CITE: 38USC7362]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
              PART V--BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES
 
 CHAPTER 73--VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION--ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
 
                  SUBCHAPTER IV--RESEARCH CORPORATIONS
 
Sec. 7362. Purpose of corporations

    (a) Any corporation established under this subchapter shall be 
established solely to facilitate research as described in section 
7303(a) of this title and education and training as described in 
sections 7302, 7471, 8154, and 1701(6)(B) of this title in conjunction 
with the applicable Department medical center. Any funds received by the 
Secretary for the conduct of research or education at the medical center 
other than funds appropriated to the Department may be transferred to 
and administered by the corporation for these purposes.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``education and 
training'' means the following:
        (1) In the case of employees of the Veterans Health 
    Administration, such term means work-related instruction or other 
    learning experiences to--
            (A) improve performance of current duties;
            (B) assist employees in maintaining or gaining specialized 
        proficiencies; and
            (C) expand understanding of advances and changes in patient 
        care, technology, and health care administration.

    Such term includes (in the case of such employees) education and 
    training conducted as part of a residency or other program designed 
    to prepare an individual for an occupation or profession.
        (2) In the case of veterans under the care of the Veterans 
    Health Administration, such term means instruction or other learning 
    experiences related to improving and maintaining the health of 
    veterans to patients and to the families and guardians of patients.

(Added Pub. L. 100-322, title II, Sec. 204(a), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 
510, Sec. 4162; renumbered Sec. 7362 and amended Pub. L. 102-40, title 
IV, Secs. 401(a)(4)(B), 403(a)(1)-(3), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 221, 239; 
Pub. L. 106-117, title II, Sec. 204(b), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1562.)


                               Amendments

    1999--Pub. L. 106-117 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), 
in first sentence, inserted ``and education and training as described in 
sections 7302, 7471, 8154, and 1701(6)(B) of this title'' after 
``7303(a) of this title'', in second sentence, inserted ``or education'' 
after ``research'' and substituted ``these purposes'' for ``that 
purpose'', and added subsec. (b).
    1991--Pub. L. 102-40, Sec. 401(a)(4)(B), renumbered section 4162 of 
this title as this section.
    Pub. L. 102-40, Sec. 403(a)(3), substituted ``7303(a)'' for 
``4101(c)(1)''.
    Pub. L. 102-40, Sec. 403(a)(2), substituted ``Department'' for 
``Veterans' Administration'' in two places.
    Pub. L. 102-40, Sec. 403(a)(1), substituted ``Secretary'' for 
``Administrator''.
