Public Law 119-88 (05/04/2026)

38 U.S.C. § 8132

Declaration of purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to assist the States to construct State home facilities (or to acquire facilities to be used as State home facilities) for furnishing domiciliary or nursing home care to veterans, and to expand, remodel, or alter existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, adult day health, or hospital care to veterans in State homes.

Pub. L. 88–450, § 4(a)78 Stat. 501 Pub. L. 94–581, title II, § 206(b)90 Stat. 2859 Pub. L. 95–62, § 3(3)91 Stat. 262 Pub. L. 98–528, title I, § 105(1)98 Stat. 2689 Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)105 Stat. 238 Pub. L. 104–262, title III, § 342(b)(2)110 Stat. 3206 Pub. L. 116–315, title III, § 3004(c)(2)134 Stat. 4992 (Added , , , § 5032; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; renumbered § 8132, , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–3152021— struck out “several” before “States”.

Pub. L. 104–2621996— inserted “adult day health,” before “or hospital care”.

Pub. L. 102–40section 5032 of this title1991— renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 98–5281984— inserted “(or to acquire facilities to be used as State home facilities) after “State home facilities”.

Pub. L. 95–621977— inserted references to the construction of State home facilities for furnishing of domiciliary care and to the expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, or hospital care to veterans in State homes.

Pub. L. 94–5811976— substituted “veterans” for “war veterans”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Pub. L. 95–62section 644 of this titlesection 644 of this titlesection 5 of Pub. L. 95–62section 8131 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the continuing force and effect of the terms and conditions of grants made prior to , under former and with additional provision for the modification of the terms and conditions of both grants made under former prior to , and of grants made under this subchapter prior to , see , set out as a note under .

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 .