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 93 STAT. 1094

PUBLIC LAW 96-151—DEC. 20, 1979 CONTRACT HOSPITAL CARE

38 USC 601.

SEC. 202. Section 601(4)(C)(iii) is amended by— (1) striking out "hospital care" the second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "medical services"; and (2) inserting "until such time as the veteran can be safely transferred to any such facility" after "of this paragraph. LIMITATION ON FURNISHING CONTRACT CARE DENTAL TREATMENT

38 USC 612.

38 USC 601.

SEC. 203. Section 612(b) is amended by adding at the end below the last clause the following new sentence: "The total amount which the Administrator may expend for furnishing, during any twelve-month period, outpatient dental services, treatment, or related dental appliances to a veteran under this section through private facilities for which the Administrator has contracted under clause (i), (ii), or (v) of section 601(4)(C) of this title may not exceed $500 unless the Administrator determines, prior to the furnishing of such services, treatment, or appliances and based on an examination of the veteran by a dentist employed by the Veterans' Administration (or, in an area where no such dentist is available, by a dentist conducting such examination under a contract or fee arrangement), that the furnishing of such services, treatment, or appliances at such cost is reasonably necessary.". HEALTH BENEFITS FOR VETERANS OF MEXICAN BORDER PERIOD AND WORLD WAR I AND FOR CERTAIN SEVERELY DISABLED VETERANS

38 USC 612.

SEC. 204. Section 612(g) is amended by— (1) striking out "Where any veteran" and inserting in lieu thereof "In the case of any veteran who is a veteran of the Mexican border period or of World War I or who"; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Administrator may also furnish to any such veteran home health services under the terms and conditions set forth in subsection (f) of this section.". AMENDMENTS TO CHAMPVA PROGRAM

38 USC 613.

SEC. 205. (a)(1) Section 613(a) is amended by— (A) striking out "wife" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "spouse"; (B) striking out "and" at the end of clause (1); (C) striking out "widow" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "surviving spouse"; (D) inserting "and" at the end of clause (2); and (E) inserting after clause (2) the following new clause: "(3) the surviving spouse or child of a person who died in the active military, naval, or air service in the line of duty and not due to such person's own misconduct,". (2) Section 613 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) For the purposes of this section, a child between the ages of eighteen and twenty-three (1) who is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) of this section, (2) who is pursuing a full-time course of instruction at an educational institution approved under chapter 36 38 USC 1770 et of this title, and (3) who, while pursuing such course of instruction, injury incurred between terms, semesters, or quarters or during a
 * ^9incurs a disabling illness or injury (including a disabling illness or

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