118 STAT. 2380 PUBLIC LAW 108–422—NOV. 30, 2004 Sec. 417. Improvements to enhanced use lease authority. Sec. 418. First option for Commonwealth of Kentucky on Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, Kentucky. Sec. 419. Transfer of jurisdiction, General Services Administration property, Boise, Idaho. Subtitle C—Designation of Facilities Sec. 421. Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sec. 422. James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Sec. 423. Bob Michel Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. Sec. 424. Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. Sec. 425. Thomas P. Noonan, Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic. TITLE V—PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION Sec. 501. Pilot program to study innovative recruitment tools to address nursing shortages at Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities. Sec. 502. Technical correction to listing of certain hybrid positions in Veterans Health Administration. Sec. 503. Under Secretary for Health. TITLE VI—OTHER MATTERS Sec. 601. Extension and codification of authority for recovery audits. Sec. 602. Inventory of medical waste management activities at Department of Vet erans Affairs health care facilities. Sec. 603. Inclusion of all enrolled veterans among persons eligible to use canteens operated by Veterans’ Canteen Service. Sec. 604. Annual reports on waiting times for appointments for specialty care. Sec. 605. Technical clarification. SEC. 2. REFERENCE 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—ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS VETERANS SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 2013 is amended in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$99,000,000’’. TITLE II—VETERANS LONG TERM CARE PROGRAMS SEC. 201. ASSISTANCE FOR HIRING AND RETENTION OF NURSES AT STATE VETERANS’ HOMES. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 17 is amended by inserting after section 1743 the following new section: ‘‘§ 1744. Hiring and retention of nurses: payments to assist States ‘‘(a) PAYMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall make payments to States under this section for the purpose of assisting State homes in the hiring and retention of nurses and the reduction of nursing shortages at State homes. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Payments to a State for a fiscal year under this section shall, subject to submission of an applica tion, be made to any State that during that fiscal year—
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