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[CITE: 38USC8156]

 
                      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 IV--SHARING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND INFORMATION
 
Sec. 8156. Coordination with health services development 
        activities carried out under the National Health Planning and 
        Resources Development Act of 1974
        
    The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate programs carried out under 
this subchapter and programs carried out under part F of title XVI of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300t et seq.).

(Added Pub. L. 89-785, title II, Sec. 203, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1375, 
Sec. 5056; amended Pub. L. 94-581, title I, Sec. 115(a)(2), Oct. 21, 
1976, 90 Stat. 2853; Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(93), (95)(A), Oct. 12, 1982, 
96 Stat. 1313; renumbered Sec. 8156, Pub. L. 102-40, title IV, 
Sec. 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102-83, 
Sec. 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)

                       References in Text

    The National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974, 
referred to in section catchline, is Pub. L. 93-641, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 
Stat. 2225, as amended, which is classified generally to subchapters 
XIII (Sec. 300k et seq.) and XIV (Sec. 300o et seq.) of chapter 6A of 
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of 
this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1975 Amendment note set out 
under section 201 of Title 42 and Tables.
    The Public Health Service Act, referred to in text, is act July 1, 
1944, ch. 373, 58 Stat. 682, as amended. Part F of title XVI of the 
Public Health Service Act was added by act Jan. 4, 1975, Pub. L. 93-641, 
Sec. 4, 88 Stat. 2273, and was redesignated as Part D by Pub. L. 96-79, 
title II, Sec. 202(a), Oct. 4, 1979, 93 Stat. 632. Part D of that Act is 
classified generally to Part D (Sec. 300t) of subchapter XIV of chapter 
6A of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 201 of Title 42 and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 5056 of this title as this 
section.
    Pub. L. 102-83 substituted ``The Secretary'' for ``The 
Administrator''.
    1982--Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(95)(A), substituted ``Health and Human 
Services'' for ``Health, Education, and Welfare''.
    Pub. L. 97-295, Sec. 4(93), inserted ``(42 U.S.C. 300t et seq.)'' 
after ``part F of title XVI of the Public Health Service Act''.
    1976--Pub. L. 94-581 substituted ``health services development 
activities carried out under the National Health Planning and Resources 
Development Act of 1974'' for ``programs carried out under the Heart 
Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965'' in section catchline 
and ``part F of title XVI'' for ``title IX'' in text.


                    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.
