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 PUBLIC LAW 104-262—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3181 (A) in the first sentence, by striking out "section 1712(a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1717(a)(2)"; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking out "section 1712(a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1717(a)(2)". (3) Section 5317(c)(3) is amended by striking out "sections 1710(a)(l)(I), 1710(a)(2), 1710(b), and 1712(a)(2)(B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (a)(2)(G), (a)(3), and (b) of section 1710". (4) Section 8110(a)(2) is amended by striking out "section 1712" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1710(a)". (5) Section 8111A(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking out "subsection (f) of section 1712" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection (a) of section 1710". SEC. 102. REVISION IN AUTHORITIES FOR PROVISION OF PRIORITY HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS EXPOSED TO SPECIFIED TOXIC SUBSTANCES. (a) AUTHORIZED INPATIENT CARE. — Section 1710(e) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(A) A Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed veteran is eligible (subject to paragraph (2)) for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any disability, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to conclude that such disability may be associated with such exposure. "(B) A radiation-exposed veteran is eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any disease suffered by the veteran that is— "(i) a disease listed in section 1112(c)(2) of this title; or "(ii) any other disease for which the Secretary, based on the advice of the Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards, determines that there is credible evidence of a positive association between occurrence of the disease in humans and exposure to ionizing radiation."; and (2) by striking out paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2)(A) In the case of a veteran described in paragraph (1)(A), hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care may not be provided under subsection (a)(2)(F) with respect to— "(i) a disability that is found, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Under Secretary for Health, to have resulted from a cause other than an exposure described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii); or "(ii) a disease for which the National Academy of Sciences, in a report issued in accordance with section 2 of the Agent Orange Act of 1991, has determined that there is limited or suggestive evidence of the lack of a positive association between occurrence of the disease in humans and exposure to a herbicide agent. "(B) In the case of a veteran described in paragraph (1)(C), hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care may not be provided under subsection (a)(2)(F) with respect to a disability that is found, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Under Secretary for Health, to have resulted from a cause other than an exposure described in that paragraph.

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