PUBLIC LAW 108–170—DEC. 6, 2003
117 STAT. 2043
Subtitle D—Plans for New Facilities Sec. 231. Plans for facilities in specified areas. Sec. 232. Study and report on feasibility of coordination of veterans health care services in South Carolina with new university medical center. Subtitle E—Designation of Facilities Sec. 241. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, Prescott, Arizona, as the Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sec. 242. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs health care facility, Chicago, Illinois, as the Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sec. 243. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, Houston, Texas, as the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sec. 244. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, Salt Lake City, Utah, as the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sec. 245. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic, New London, Connecticut. Sec. 246. Designation of Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic, Horsham, Pennsylvania. TITLE III—PERSONNEL MATTERS Sec. 301. Modification of certain authorities on appointment and promotion of personnel in the Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 302. Appointment of chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 303. Additional pay for Saturday tours of duty for additional health care workers in the Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 304. Coverage of employees of Veterans’ Canteen Service under additional employment laws. TITLE IV—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 401. Office of Research Oversight in Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 402. Enhancement of authorities relating to nonprofit research corporations. Sec. 403. Department of Defense participation in Revolving Supply Fund purchases. Sec. 404. Five-year extension of housing assistance for homeless veterans. Sec. 405. Report date changes. SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.
TITLE I—HEALTH CARE AUTHORITIES AND RELATED MATTERS SEC. 101. IMPROVED BENEFITS FOR FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.
(a) OUTPATIENT DENTAL CARE FOR ALL FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR.—Section 1712(a)(1)(F) is amended by striking ‘‘and who was detained or interned for a period of not less than 90 days’’. (b) EXEMPTION FROM PHARMACY COPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.— Section 1722A(a)(3) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A); (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph (B): ‘‘(B) to a veteran who is a former prisoner of war; or’’.
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