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38 U.S.C. 1722A: Copayment for medications

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-508. Changed by 14 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 7853 PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10" for "section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10". Law text · (a)

2016

  • Pub. L. 114–315 added subpar. (D). Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 114–198 and Pub. L. 114–223 amended subsec. (a) identically, adding par. (4). Law text · (a)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–170 added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). (Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003) Law text · (a), (C)
  • Pub. L. 108–7, §113(c)(1), substituted "under this section" for "under subsection (a)" in first sentence and struck out second sentence which read as follows: "Amounts collected through use of the authority under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Department of Veterans Affairs H… (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 108–7, §113(c)(2), struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: "The provisions of subsection (a) expire on September 30, 2002." (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003) Law text · (d)

1999

  • Pub. L. 106–117, §201(a)(1), (2), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 106–117, §201(a)(1), (3), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c), substituted "subsection (a)" for "this section", and inserted at end "Amounts collected through use of the authority under subsection (b) shall be deposited in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvem… (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (c)
  • Pub. L. 106–117, §201(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (c) as (d). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (d)

1997

  • Pub. L. 105–33, §8023(b)(3), substituted "Medical Care Collections Fund" for "Medical-Care Cost Recovery Fund". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 105–33, §8021(b), substituted "September 30, 2002" for "September 30, 1998". (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (c)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–446 substituted "veteran to pay" for "veteran) to pay". · (a)

1993

  • Pub. L. 103–66 substituted "1998" for "1992" in first sentence and struck out at end "Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the provisions of subsection (a) shall be in effect through September 30, 1997." · (c)

1992

  • Pub. L. 102–568, §605(a)(1), struck out "(other than a veteran with a service-connected disability rated 50 percent or more" after "require a veteran". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 102–568, §605(a)(2), added par. (3). · (a)
  • Pub. L. 102–568, §606(a), inserted at end "Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the provisions of subsection (a) shall be in effect through September 30, 1997." · (c)

1991

  • Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 622A of this title as this section.
  • Pub. L. 102–139, as amended by Pub. L. 102–229, substituted "September 30, 1992" for "September 30, 1991". · (c)

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.