The date of the enactment of the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 106–117, which was approved Nov. 30, 1999.

1999—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 106–117, § 207(a)(1)–(3), added subsec. (a), redesignated former subsec. (a) as (b) and struck out introductory provisions and par. (1) which authorized Secretary to prescribe number of beds needed for adequate nursing home care of veterans, and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) of subsec. (a) as pars. (1) and (2), respectively, of subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106–117, § 207(a)(1), (4), redesignated subsec. (b) as (c) and substituted “subsection (b)(2)” for “subsection (a)(3)”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–117, § 207(a)(5), added subsec. (d).

1991—Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5034 of this title as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1720(b)” for “620(b)” in subsec. (a)(3).

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.

Pub. L. 102–54 amended section as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by inserting “(a)” before “Within six months”, substituting “any amendment to this section” for “this section or any amendment to it”, designating sentence at end of par. (3) as subsec. (b), realigning such sentence, and substituting “the standards prescribed under subsection (a)(3)” for “such standards” at end of such sentence.

1984—Pars. (2), (3). Pub. L. 98–528 inserted “or acquired” after “constructed” wherever appearing.

1980—Par. (1). Pub. L. 96–330 struck out “, which number shall not exceed two and one-half beds per thousand veteran population in the case of any State” after “residing in each State”.

1977—Par. (2). Pub. L. 95–62, § 3(5), substituted “repair, and equipment for facilities constructed” for “repairs, modernization, alteration, and equipment for facilities for furnishing nursing home care which are constructed”.

Par. (3). Pub. L. 95–62, § 3(6), substituted “furnishing of care” for “furnishing of nursing home care”.

1976—Pub. L. 94–581 substituted “date of enactment of this section or any amendment to it with respect to such amendment” for “date of enactment of this subchapter” in provisions preceding par. (1), substituted “veterans” and “veteran” for “war veterans” and “war veteran”, respectively, in par. (1), and added par. (3).

1973—Par. (1). Pub. L. 93–82 substituted “two and one-half beds” for “one and one-half beds”.

1965—Par. (1). Pub. L. 89–311 substituted “one and one-half beds” for “one-half bed”.

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–62 effective Oct. 1, 1977, with provision for the continuing force and effect of the terms and conditions of grants made prior to Oct. 1, 1977, under former section 644 of this title and with additional provision for the modification of the terms and conditions of both grants made under former section 644 of this title prior to Oct. 1, 1977, and of grants made under this subchapter prior to Oct. 1, 1977, see section 5 of Pub. L. 95–62, set out as a note under section 8131 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.

Amendment by Pub. L. 93–82 effective Sept. 1, 1973, see section 501 of Pub. L. 93–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

Pub. L. 106–117, title II, § 207(d), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1567, provided that: “The Secretary [of Veterans Affairs] shall prescribe the initial regulations under subsection (a) of section 8134 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than April 30, 2000.”

Provisions of this section in effect on Nov. 10, 1999, to continue in effect after that date with respect to certain applications described in section 8135(b)(2)(A) of this title that are identified in section 207(c)(2) of Pub. L. 106–117, see section 207(c) of Pub. L. 106–117, set out as a note under section 8135 of this title.