Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/84

 96 STAT. 1446

10 USC 1171.

42 USC 1305.

5 USC 2108.

38 USC 3103A note.

Repeal. 38 USC 3103A note.

PUBLIC LAW 97-306—OCT. 14, 1982

"(B) to any other person who enters on active duty on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection and has not previously completed a continuous period of active duty of at least 24 months or been discharged or released from active duty under section 1171 of title 10. "(3) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply— "(A) to any person described in clause (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (b)(3) of this section; or "(B) with respect to a benefit under (i) the Social Security Act other than additional wages deemed to have been paid, under section 229(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(a)), for any calendar quarter beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection, or (ii) title 5 other than a benefit based on meeting the definition of preference eligible in section 2108(3) of such title."; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to deprive any person of any procedural rights, including any rights to assistance in applying for or claiming a benefit.". (b)(1) Subsection (d) of section 3103A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), shall not apply with respect to the receipt by any person of any benefit provided by or pursuant to law before the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, additional wages deemed to have been paid under section 229(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(a)) shall be considered to be a benefit that was received by a person on the date that such person was discharged or released from active duty (as defined in section 101(21) of title 38, United States Code). (c)(1) Section 977 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 977. (d) Section 3103A of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is the law with respect to the matters stated in such section and applies, in accordance with its terms, with respect to benefits under Federal law, regardless of the particular title of the United States Code or other law under which any such benefit is provided or the department, agency, or instrumentality which administers any such benefit. LIMITATIONS ON CONTRACTING OUT ACTIVITIES AT VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HEALTH-CARE FACILITIES

38 USC 5010 note.

38 USC 5010.

SEC. 409. (a) It is the policy of the United States that the Veterans' Administration— (1) shall maintain a comprehensive, nationwide health-care system for the direct provision of quality health-care services to eligible veterans; and (2) shall operate such system through cost-effective means that are consistent with carrying out fully the functions of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration under title 38, United States Code. (b) Section 5010 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law but except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection—

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