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 PUBLIC LAW 97-66—OCT. 17, 1981

95 STAT. 1037

WAIVER OF PRO RATA REFUND REQUIREMENT IN THE CASE OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 606. Section 1776 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) The Administrator may waive, in whole or in part, the requirements of subsection (c)(13) of this section in the case of an educational institution which— "(1) is a college, university, or similar institution offering postsecondary level academic instruction that leads to an associate or higher degree, "(2) is operated by an agency of a State or of a unit of local government, "(3) is located within such State or, in the case of an institution operated by an agency of a unit of local government, within the boundaries of the area over which such unit has taxing jurisdiction, and "(4) is a candidate for accreditation by a regional accrediting association, if the Administrator determines, pursuant to regulations which the Administrator shall prescribe, that such requirements would work an undue administrative hardship because the total amount of tuition, fees, and other charges at such institution is nominal.".

38 USC 1776.

NAMING OF VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTERS

SEC. 607. (a) The Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the "loannis A. Lougaris Veterans' Administration Medical Center". Any reference to such medical center in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall after such date be deemed to be a reference to the loannis A. Lougaris Veterans' Administration Medical Center. (b) The Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the "Louis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical Center". Any reference to such medical center in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall after such date be deemed to be a reference to the Louis A. Johnson Veterans' Administration Medical Center.

loannis A. Lougaris.

Louis A. Johnson.

TITLE Vn—EFFECTIVE DATES SEC. 701. (a) The amendments made by titles I, II, and m shall take effect as of October 1, 1981. (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the amendments made by titles IV, V, and VI shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The amendments made by section 401 shall take effect on December 1, 1981. (3) The Eunendments made by section 504 shall take effect as of October 17, 1980. (4) The amendments made by section 601(b)(l) shall take effect as of October 1, 1981. (5) The amendments made by section 602 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to veterans admitted to a Veterans' Administration hospital or nursing home on or after such date.

Ante, pp. 1026, 1028, 1030. 38 USC 314 note. Ante, pp. 1030, 1031, 1033.

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