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 PUBLIC LAW 104-262—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3179 "(E) who is a veteran of the Mexican border period or ofWorldWarl; "(F) who was exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or environmental hazard, as provided in subsection (e); or "(G) who is unable to defray the expenses of necessary care as determined under section 1722(a) of this title. "(3) In the case of a veteran who is not described in paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may, to the extent resources and facilities are available and subject to the provisions of subsections (f) and (g), furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care which the Secretary determines to be needed. "(4) The requirement in paragraphs (1) and (2) that the Secretary furnish hospital care and medical services shall be effective in any fiscal year only to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts for such purposes.". (b) TRANSFER OF PROVISION. —Chapter 17 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) of section 1710 as subsection (h); and (2) by transferring subsection (f) of section 1712 to section 1710 and inserting such subsection so as to appear after subsection (f), redesignating such subsection as subsection (g), and amending such subsection by striking out "section 1710(a)(2) of this title" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a)(3) of this section". (c) REPEAL OF SEPARATE OUTPATIENT CARE PRIORITIES.— (1) Section 1712 is amended— (A) by striking out subsections (a) and (i); (B) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (h) and (j), as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and (C) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking out "subsection (b) of this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a)". (2)(A) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: veterans; vaccines'*. (B) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is amended to read as follows: "1712. Dental care; drugs and medicines for certain disabled veterans; vaccines.". (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 17.— Chapter 17 is further amended as follows: (1) Section 170l(6)(B)(i) is amended— (A) in subclause (I), by striking out "section 1712(a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1710(a)"; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking out "section 1712(a)(5)(B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of section 1710(a)". (2) Section 1710(c)(1) is amended by striking out "section 1712(b)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1712(a)". (3) Section 1710(e)(1)(C) is amended by striking out "hospital care and nursing home care under subsection (a)(1)(G) of this section" and inserting in lieu thereof "hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F)". (4) Section 1710(f) is amended—
 * § 1712. Dental care; drugs and medicines for certain disabled

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