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 124 STAT. 1155 PUBLIC LAW 111–163—MAY 5, 2010 (5) NO MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—The recipient of a grant under this section shall not be required to provide matching funds as a condition for receiving such grant. (b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for— (1) evaluating grant applications under this section; and (2) otherwise administering the program established by this section. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) HIGHLY RURAL.—The term ‘‘highly rural’’, in the case of an area, means that the area consists of a county or counties having a population of less than seven persons per square mile. (2) VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means any organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of title 38, United States Code. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to carry out this section. SEC. 308. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROGRAM OF ENHANCED CONTRACT CARE AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF CERTAIN VET- ERANS. Subsection (b) of section 403 of the Veterans’ Mental Health and other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–387; 122 Stat. 4125; 38 U.S.C. 1703 note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of the pilot program under this section, a covered veteran is any veteran who— ‘‘(1) is— ‘‘(A) enrolled in the system of patient enrollment estab- lished under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, as of the date of the commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a)(2); or ‘‘(B) eligible for health care under section 1710(e)(3) of such title; and ‘‘(2) resides in a location that is— ‘‘(A) more than 60 minutes driving distance from the nearest Department health care facility providing primary care services, if the veteran is seeking such services; ‘‘(B) more than 120 minutes driving distance from the nearest Department health care facility providing acute hospital care, if the veteran is seeking such care; or ‘‘(C) more than 240 minutes driving distance from the nearest Department health care facility providing tertiary care, if the veteran is seeking such care.’’.