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38 U.S.C. 1724: Hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care abroad

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-857. Changed by 12 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 111, 38 U.S.C. 1722, 38 U.S.C. 1730C, 38 U.S.C. 1732, 48 U.S.C. 1988.

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

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–42, §209(a)(2)(A), substituted "subsections (b), (c), and (f)" for "subsections (b) and (c)". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–42, §209(a)(2)(B), added subsec. (f). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024) Law text · (f)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–377 added subsec. (e). (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (e)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 624 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1720(a)" for "620(a)". · (d)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–322 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "The Administrator may furnish necessary hospital care and medical services to any otherwise eligible veteran for any service-connected disability if the veteran (1) is a citizen of the Unit… · (b)

    1982

    • Pub. L. 97–295 substituted "Hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care abroad" for "Hospital care and medical services abroad" in section catchline, without regard to a prior amendment by Pub. L. 93–82, which had substituted "Hospital care, medical services and nursing home care abroad"…

    1981

    • Pub. L. 97–72 struck out "and at the same rate as specified in section 632(a)(4) of this title" after "on the same terms and conditions set forth in section 620(a) of this title". · (d)

    1978

    • Pub. L. 95–520 substituted "Veterans Memorial Medical Center" for "Veterans Memorial Hospital". · (c)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–581 substituted "the Administrator may furnish" for "he may furnish" and "hospital care to a veteran for any" for "hospital care to a veteran of any war for any". · (c)

    1973

    • Pub. L. 93–82, §108(b), substituted "Hospital care, medical services and nursing home care abroad" for "Hospital care and medical services abroad" in section catchline.
    • Pub. L. 93–82, §108(a), added subsec. (d). · (d)

    1962

    • Pub. L. 87–815 struck out "temporarily" before "sojourning". · (b)

    1960

    • Pub. L. 86–624 substituted "outside any State" for "outside the continental limits of the United States, or a Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States". · (a)

    1959

    • Pub. L. 86–152 extended authority to provide hospital and medical care for veterans who are United States citizens temporarily residing abroad to include those with peacetime service-incurred disabilities. · (b)

    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.