102 STAT. 492
PUBLIC LAW 100-322—MAY 20, 1988 thereof "subsection (a) of this section (other than paragraphs (3)(B) and (3)(C) of that subsection)"; and CB) by striking out subsection (g). (3) Section 603(a)(2) is amended— (A) in clause (B), by striking out "section 612(fKlXAXii) of this title" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 612(a)(4) of this title, for a purpose described in section 612(a)(5) of this title"; and (B) in clause (C), by striking out "section 612(g)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 612(a)(3) (other than a veteran who is a former prisoner of war)". (f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 612(b)(l)(B) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking out "at time of" and inserting in lieu thereof "at the time of the veteran's"; (2) in clause (ii), by striking out "one hundred and eighty days" and inserting in lieu thereof "180 days"; (3) in clause (iii), by striking out "ninety days" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "90 days"; and (4) in clause (iv), by striking out "ninety-day" and inserting in lieu thereof "90-day'\ (g) REPEAL OF DATED PROVISIONS; GRANDFATHER PROVISION.—(1)
Section 612 is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(D, by striking out subparagraph (F) and redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and (B) by striking out subsection (e). 38 USC 612 note. (2) Any disability of a veteran of the Spanish-American War, upon application for outpatient medical services under section 612 or 624 of title 38, United States Code, shall be considered for the purposes thereof to be a service-connected disabilty and, for the purposes of section 612(b) of such title, to be compensable in degree. (h) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of section 612 is amended to read as follows: "§ 612. Eligibility for outpatient services". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is amended— (A) by striking out the item relating to section 612 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "612. Eligibility for outpatient services.";
and (B) by striking out the item relating to section 617 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "617. Home health services; invalid lifts and other devices.".
38 USC 603 note.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the furnishing of medical services to veterans who apply for such services after June 30, 1988. SEC. 102. ELIGIBILITY FOR DOMICILIARY CARE. (a) REVISED ELIGIBIIJTY.—Subsection (b) of section 610 is amended
to read as follows: "(b)(1) The Administrator may furnish to a veteran described in paragraph (2) of this subsection such domiciliary care as the Administrator determines is needed for the purpose of the furnishing of medical services to the veteran. (2) This subsection applies in the case of the following veterans: "(A) Any veteran whose annual income (as determined under section 503 of this title) does not exceed the maximum annual
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