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PUBLIC LAW 108–170—DEC. 6, 2003

Public Law 108–170 108th Congress An Act Dec. 6, 2003 [S. 1156]

Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003. 38 USC 101 note.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

TITLE I—HEALTH CARE AUTHORITIES AND RELATED MATTERS 101. Improved benefits for former prisoners of war. 102. Provision of health care to veterans who participated in certain Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing. 103. Eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health care for certain Filipino World War II veterans residing in the United States. 104. Enhancement of rehabilitative services. 105. Enhanced agreement authority for provision of nursing home care and adult day health care in contract facilities. 106. Five-year extension of period for provision of noninstitutional extendedcare services and required nursing home care. 107. Expansion of Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program on assisted living for veterans. 108. Improvement of program for provision of specialized mental health services to veterans. TITLE II—CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MATTERS

Subtitle A—Program Authorities Sec. 201. Increase in threshold for major medical facility construction projects. Sec. 202. Enhancements to enhanced-use lease authority. Sec. 203. Simplification of annual report on long-range health planning. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

211. 212. 213. 214.

Subtitle B—Project Authorizations Authorization of major medical facility projects. Authorization of major medical facility leases. Advance planning authorizations. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle C—Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Initiative Sec. 221. Authorization of major construction projects in connection with Capital Asset Realignment Initiative. Sec. 222. Advance notification of capital asset realignment actions. Sec. 223. Sense of Congress and report on access to health care for veterans in rural areas.

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