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[CITE: 38USC8132]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
            PART VI--ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
 
   CHAPTER 81--ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY 
FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY
 
   SUBCHAPTER III--STATE HOME FACILITIES FOR FURNISHING DOMICILIARY, 
                     NURSING HOME, AND HOSPITAL CARE
 
Sec. 8132. Declaration of purpose

    The purpose of this subchapter is to assist the several States to 
construct State home facilities (or to acquire facilities to be used as 
State home facilities) for furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care 
to veterans, and to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings for 
furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, adult day health, or hospital care 
to veterans in State homes.

(Added Pub. L. 88-450, Sec. 4(a), Aug. 19, 1964, 78 Stat. 501, 
Sec. 5032; amended Pub. L. 94-581, title II, Sec. 206(b), Oct. 21, 1976, 
90 Stat. 2859; Pub. L. 95-62, Sec. 3(3), July 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 262; 
Pub. L. 98-528, title I, Sec. 105(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2689; 
renumbered Sec. 8132, Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(1), May 7, 
1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 104-262, title III, Sec. 342(b)(2), Oct. 9, 
1996, 110 Stat. 3206.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-262 inserted ``adult day health,'' before ``or 
hospital care''.
    1991--Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 5032 of this title as this 
section.
    1984--Pub. L. 98-528 inserted ``(or to acquire facilities to be used 
as State home facilities) after ``State home facilities''.
    1977--Pub. L. 95-62 inserted references to the construction of State 
home facilities for furnishing of domiciliary care and to the expansion, 
remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings for furnishing 
domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-581 substituted ``veterans'' for ``war veterans''.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-62 effective Oct. 1, 1977, with provision 
for the continuing force and effect of the terms and conditions of 
grants made prior to Oct. 1, 1977, under former section 644 of this 
title and with additional provision for the modification of the terms 
and conditions of both grants made under former section 644 of this 
title prior to Oct. 1, 1977, and of grants made under this subchapter 
prior to Oct. 1, 1977, see section 5 of Pub. L. 95-62, set out as a note 
under section 8131 of this title.


                    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.
