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 99 STAT. 942

PUBLIC LAW 99-166—DEC. 3, 1985 TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS—Continued Sec. 406. Authority to release limitation on use of real property, McKinney, Texas. Sec. 407. Modification of restrictions on real property and conveyance of a fence on such property, Salt Lake City, Utah. SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or ' a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS Ante, p. 481. 38 USC 620A.

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SEC. 101. ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION. (a) EXTENSION OF SPECIAL CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 620A is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking out "may conduct a pilot program under which the Administrator" in the first sentence; and (B) by striking out the second sentence; (2) by striking out "October 31, 1985" in subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1988"; and (3) by striking out subsection (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(f)(1) The Administrator shall monitor the performance of each contract facility furnishing care and services under the program carried out under subsection (a) of this section. "(2) The Administrator shall use the results of such monitoring to determine— "(A) with respect to the program, the medical advantages and cost-effectiveness that result from furnishing such care and services; and "(B) with respect to such contract facilities generally, the level of success under the program, considering— "(i) the rate of successful rehabilitation for veterans furnished care and services under the program; "(ii) the rate of readmission to contract facilities under the program or to Veterans' Administration health-care facilities by such veterans for care or services for disabilities referred to in subsection (a) of this section; "(iii) whether the care and services furnished under the program obviated the need of such veterans for hospitalization for such disabilities; "(iv) the average duration of the care and services furnished such veterans under the program; "(v) the ability of the program to aid in the transition of such veterans back into their communities; and "(vi) any other factor that the Administrator considers appropriate. "(3) The Administrator shall maintain records of— "(A) the total cost for the care and services furnished by each contract facility under the program; "(B) the average cost per veteran for the care and services furnished under the program; and "(C) the appropriateness of such costs, by comparison to— "(i) the average charges for the same types of care and services furnished generally by other comparable halfway

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