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PUBLIC LAW 107-000—MMMM. DD, 2003
[117 STAT. 482]

117 STAT. 482

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PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003

Law 103–356 until October 1, 2003: Provided, That the Franchise Fund, established by title I of Public Law 104–204 to finance the operations of the Franchise Fund pilot program, shall continue until October 1, 2003. SEC. 109. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. SEC. 110. Funds available in any Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation for fiscal year 2003 or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not exceed $29,318,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,010,000 for the Office of Employment and Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided, That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further, That amounts received shall be credited to ‘‘General operating expenses’’ for use by the office that provided the service. SEC. 111. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental is more than $300,000 unless the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on Appropriations of the Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is received. SEC. 112. No appropriations in this Act for the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospitalization or treatment of any person by reason of eligibility under section 1710(a)(3) of title 38, United States Code, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require— (1) current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title; and (2) annual income information for purposes of section 1722 of such title. SEC. 113. (a)(1) Section 1729B of title 38, United States Code, is repealed. Any balance as of the date of the enactment of this Act in the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund established under such section shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund established under section 1729A of title 38, United States Code. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1729B. (b) Section 1729A(b) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (10); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(8) Section 8165(a) of this title. ‘‘(9) Section 113 of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act (Public Law 106–117; 38 U.S.C. 8111 note).’’. (c) Section 1722A of such title is amended— (1) in subsection (c)—

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