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 97 STAT. 998 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 629 the following new item: "630. Community residential care.". 38 USC 641. Report to congressional committees. Effective date. 38 USC 641 note. 38 USC 601. 38 USC 661. 38 USC 663. INCREASE IN PER DIEM RATES FOR CARE IN STATE HOMES SEC. 105. (a) Section 641 is amended— (1) by striking out "$6.35", "12.10", and "$13.25" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "$7.30 ", "17.05", and "$15.25", respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) The Administrator shall submit every three years to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives a report on the adequacy of the rates provided in subsec- tion (a) of this section in light of projections over each of the following five years of the demand on the Veterans' Administration for the provision of nursing home care to veterans eligible for such care under this section and sections 610 and 620 of this title. The first such report shall be submitted not later than June 30, 1986.". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on April 1, 1984. PREVENTIVE HEALTH-CARE SERVICES SEC. 106. (a) Section 601(6)(A)(i) is amended by inserting "(in the case of a person otherwise receiving care or services under this chapter) preventive health-care services as defined in section 662 of this title," after "podiatric services,". (b) Section 661 is amended— (1) by striking out "under which the Administrator may attempt to" and inserting in lieu thereof "in order to help"; (2) by inserting "veterans otherwise being furnished care or services under this chapter, including" after "certain" the first place it appears; (3) by striking out "for certain" the second place it appears; and (4) by striking out "treatment" and inserting in lieu thereof "care or services". (c) Section 663 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking out "may" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall, during fiscal years 1984 through 1988,"; (B) by inserting "otherwise being furnished care or serv- ices under this chapter" after "title"; (C) by striking out "and treatment" and inserting in lieu thereof "or services"; and (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "In carrying out the pilot program under this subchapter, the Administrator may furnish such preventive health-care services to any other veteran described in section 612(f)(2) of this title."; (2) by striking out subsection (b) and redesignating subsec- tions (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking out "fiscal year 1984" and inserting in lieu thereof "each of fiscal years 1984 through 1988".

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