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38 U.S.C. 1708: Temporary lodging

Created in 2000 by the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-419). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2008Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008

2000Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000created it

38 U.S.C. 1708Temporary lodging

The section as a wholeremoved

(a)The Secretary may furnish persons described in subsection (b) with temporary…changed

(b)Persons to whom the Secretary may provide lodging under subsection (a) are the…added to

(c)In this section, the term "Fisher house" means a housing facility that—

(d)The Secretary may establish charges for providing lodging under this section.…added to

(e)The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Such…added to

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 3726Fisher House Availability Act of 2026passed house

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 3726 Fisher House Availability Act of 2026 · passed house · would change (a), (b), (d), (e)

How it got here

2008

Pub. L. 110–387 substituted "medical services account" for "medical care account". (Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008) Law text · (d)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.