The Secretary shall not furnish clothing to persons who are in Department facilities, except (1) where the furnishing of such clothing to indigent persons is necessary to protect health or sanitation, and (2) where the Secretary furnishes veterans with special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances.
Pub. L. 85–85772 Stat. 1144Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 210(a)(10)90 Stat. 2863Pub. L. 102–83105 Stat. 404–406(, , , § 623; , , ; renumbered § 1723 and amended , §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
section 3523 of this titlePrior section 1723 was renumbered .
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)section 623 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.
Pub. L. 94–5811976— substituted “the Administrator furnishes” for “he furnishes”.
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 .