When so specified in an appropriation or other Act, the Secretary may make allotments and transfers to the Departments of Health and Human Services (Public Health Service), the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Interior, for disbursement by them under the various headings of their appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of veterans entitled to hospitalization from the Department under this chapter. The amounts to be charged the Department for care and treatment of veterans in hospitals shall be calculated on the basis of a per diem rate approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1143Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 202(g)90 Stat. 2856Pub. L. 97–295, § 4(95)(A)96 Stat. 1313Pub. L. 102–83105 Stat. 404–406(, , , § 616; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 1716 and amended , §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)section 616 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” in two places.
Pub. L. 97–2951982— substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.
Pub. L. 94–5811976— substituted “Office of Management and Budget” for “Bureau of the Budget”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
Pub. L. 94–581section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581section 111 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .