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 102 STAT. 496

38 USC 612A note.

PUBLIC LAW 100-322—MAY 20, 1988

"(2) The term 'Veterans' Administration general health-care facility' means a health-care facility which is operated by the Veterans' Administration for the furnishing of health-care services under this chapter, not limited to services provided through the program established under this section.". (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection (g)(2)(B) of section 612A is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking out "a program" and all that follows through "health-care facilities" and inserting in lieu thereof "centers"; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking out "paragraph (1) of". (2) Subsection (h) of such section is amended— (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking out " 'Centers'" and inserting in lieu thereof " 'Resource Centers' "; and (B) in paragraphs (4)(A), (4)(B), and (5), by striking out "Center" and inserting in lieu thereof "Resource Center". (f) PROHIBITION OF DELEGATION OF DUTIES.—The Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration may not delegate the function of making recommendations under section 612A(g)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (c). SEC. 108. BENEFICIARY TRAVEL PROGRAM. (a) PROGRAM REVISIONS.—Section 111 is

amended— (1) by redesignating subsections 0)), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (a), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsections (b) and (c): "(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and notwithstanding subsection (g)(2)(A) of this section or any other provision of law, if, with respect to any fiscal year, the Administrator exercises the authority under this section to make any payments, the Administrator shall make the payments provided for in this section to or for the following persons for travel during such fiscal year for examination, treatment, or care for which the person is eligible: "(A) A veteran or other person whose travel is in connection with treatment or care for a service-connected disability. "(B) A veteran with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or more. "(C) A veteran receiving pension under section 521 of this title. "(D) A veteran (i) whose annual income (as determined under section 503 of this title) does not exceed the maximum annual rate of pension which would be payable to such veteran if such veteran were eligible for pension under section 521 of this title, or (ii) who is determined, under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, to be unable to defray the expenses of the travel for which payment under this section is claimed. "(E) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, a veteran or other person whose travel to or from a Veterans' Administration facility is medically required to be performed by a special mode of travel and who is determined under such regulations to be unable to defray the expenses of the travel for which payment under this section is claimed. "(F) A veteran whose travel to a Veterans' Administration facility is incident to a scheduled compensation and pension examination.

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