117 STAT. 2044
PUBLIC LAW 108–170—DEC. 6, 2003
SEC. 102. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE TESTING.
Section 1710(e) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(E) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran who participated in a test conducted by the Department of Defense Deseret Test Center as part of a program for chemical and biological warfare testing from 1962 through 1973 (including the program designated as ‘Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD)’ and related land-based tests) is eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any illness, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to conclude that such illness is attributable to such testing.’’; (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking out ‘‘paragraph (1)(C) or (1)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1)’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘service described in that paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘service or testing described in such subparagraph’’; and (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(D) in the case of care for a veteran described in paragraph (1)(E), after December 31, 2005.’’. SEC. 103. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN FILIPINO WORLD WAR II VETERANS RESIDING IN THE UNITED STATES.
Applicability.
The text of section 1734 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) The Secretary shall furnish hospital and nursing home care and medical services to any individual described in subsection (b) in the same manner, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as apply to the furnishing of such care and services to individuals who are veterans as defined in section 101(2) of this title. Any disability of an individual described in subsection (b) that is a service-connected disability for purposes of this subchapter (as provided for under section 1735(2) of this title) shall be considered to be a service-connected disability for purposes of furnishing care and services under the preceding sentence. ‘‘(b) Subsection (a) applies to any individual who is a Commonwealth Army veteran or new Philippine Scout and who— ‘‘(1) is residing in the United States; and ‘‘(2) is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.’’. SEC. 104. ENHANCEMENT OF REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.
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REHABILITATIVE SERVICES THROUGH MEDICAL CARE AUTHORITY.—Section 1701(8) is amended by striking ‘‘(other than those types of vocational rehabilitation services provided under chapter 31 of this title)’’.
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