110 STAT. 3184 PUBLIC LAW 104-262—OCT. 9, 1996 to care and services for those specialized needs, and (B) ensures that overall capacity of the Department to provide such services is not reduced below the capacity of the Department, nationwide, to provide those services, as of the date of the enactment of this section. The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph in consultation with the Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special Disabilities Programs and the Committee on Care of Severely Chronically Mentally 111 Vetersins. Reports. "(2) Not later than April 1, 1997, April 1, 1998, and April 1, 1999, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Secretary's compliance, by facility and by service-network, with the requirements of this subsection.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is Eimended by inserting after the item relating to section 1704 the following new items: "1705. Management of health care: patient enrollment system. "1706. Management of health care: other requirements.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1703.—Section 1703(a) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out "or 1712"; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking out "1712(a)(1)(B)" in subparagraph (A) and inserting in Heu thereof "1710(a)(1)(B)"; (B) by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(B) a veteran who (i) has been furnished hospital care, nursing home care, domiciliary care, or medical services, and (ii) requires medical services to complete treatment incident to such care or services; or"; and (C) by striking "section 1712(a)(3) (other than a veteran who is a former prisoner of war) of this title" in subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1710(a)(2)(E) of this title, or a veteran who is in receipt of increased pension, or additional compensation or allowances based on the need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being permanently housebound (or who, but for the receipt of retired pay, would be in receipt of such pension, compensation, or allowance),"; and (3) in paragraph (7), by striking out "1712(b)(1)(F)" and inserting in lieu thereof "1712(a)(1)(F)". SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Medical Care account, for the purposes specified for that account in Public Law 103-327 (108 Stat. 2300), including the cost of providing hospital care and medical services under the amendments made by section 101 of this title, not to exceed $17,250,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and not to exceed $17,900,000,000 for fiscal year 1998. 38 USC 1705 SEC. 106. ASSESSMENT OF IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION. ^^^' (a) ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS. —The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish information systems to assess the experience of the Department of Veterans Affairs in implementing sections 101, 103, and 104, including the amendments made by those sections.
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