Section 209(a)(4)(A) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024, referred to in subsec. (f)(1)(A), is classified to section 1988(a)(4)(A) of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Prior section 1724 was renumbered section 3524 of this title.
Prior section 1725, Pub. L. 85–857,
2024—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–42, § 209(a)(2)(A), substituted “subsections (b), (c), and (f)” for “subsections (b) and (c)”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 118–42, § 209(a)(2)(B), added susbec. (f).
2000—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106–377 added subsec. (e).
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 624 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1720(a)” for “620(a)”.
1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–322 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The Administrator may furnish necessary hospital care and medical services to any otherwise eligible veteran for any service-connected disability if the veteran (1) is a citizen of the United States sojourning or residing abroad, or (2) is in the Republic of the Philippines.”
1982—Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “Hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care abroad” for “Hospital care and medical services abroad” in section catchline, without regard to a prior amendment by Pub. L. 93–82, which had substituted “Hospital care, medical services and nursing home care abroad” for “Hospital care and medical services abroad”. See 1973 Amendment note below.
1981—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–72 struck out “and at the same rate as specified in section 632(a)(4) of this title” after “on the same terms and conditions set forth in section 620(a) of this title”.
1978—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–520 substituted “Veterans Memorial Medical Center” for “Veterans Memorial Hospital”.
1976—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–581 substituted “the Administrator may furnish” for “he may furnish” and “hospital care to a veteran for any” for “hospital care to a veteran of any war for any”.
1973—Pub. L. 93–82, § 108(b), substituted “Hospital care, medical services and nursing home care abroad” for “Hospital care and medical services abroad” in section catchline.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93–82, § 108(a), added subsec. (d).
1962—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 87–815 struck out “temporarily” before “sojourning”.
1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “outside any State” for “outside the continental limits of the United States, or a Territory, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States”.
1959—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86–152 extended authority to provide hospital and medical care for veterans who are United States citizens temporarily residing abroad to include those with peacetime service-incurred disabilities.
Amendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 93–82 effective