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 PUBLIC LAW 100-322—MAY 20, 1988

102 STAT. 489

TITLE IV—VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION PART A—PROCUREMENT POLICY

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

401. 402. 403. 404.

Integrity of contracting out process at health-care facilities. Standardization of medical and pharmaceutical items. Requirements for the procurement of health-care items. Multiyear procurement of certain medical items. PART B—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

411. 412. 413. 414. 415.

Sequestration rules applicable to veterans' programs. Child-care services at Veterans' Administration facilities. Advisory Committee on Native-American Veterans. Management of canteen service. Technical amendments to chapter 37. PART C—REAL PROPERTY

Sec. 421. Limitation on transfer of property to other agencies. Sec. 422. Congressional procedures for approval of medical facility acquisition and construction. Sec. 423. Use of former hospital in Minot, North Dakota. Sec. 424. Naming of Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.

For purposes of this Act, the term "Administrator" means the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. TITLE I—HEALTH-CARE PRCXIRAMS PART A—BENEFITS SEC. 101. ELIGIBILITY FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. (a) CERTAIN VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.—

Paragraph (1) of section 612(a) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (A), by striking out "may furnish" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall furnish on an ambulatory or outpatient basis"; (2) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (A); (3) by striking out the period at the end of clause (B) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (4) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(C) to any veteran for a disability for which the veteran is in receipt of compensation under section 351 of this title or for which the veteran would be entitled to compensation under that section but for a suspension pursuant to that section (but in the case of such a suspension, such medical services may be furnished only to the extent that such person's continuing eligibility for medical services is provided for in the judgment or settlement described in that section).". (b) OTHER VETERANS.—Section 612(a) is further amended— (1) by striking out paragraph (2); (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (6); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:

38 USC 101 note.

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