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grounds upon which the motion is based. Such a mo-
tion may be granted only—
‘‘(A) if the case involves interpretation of law of
general application affecting other claims;
‘‘(B) if the appellant is seriously ill or is under
severe financial hardship; or
‘‘(C) for other sufficient cause shown.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(3) A case referred to in paragraph (1) may be post-
poned for later consideration and determination if such
postponement is necessary to afford the appellant a hear-
ing.’’.
(b) SCHEDULING OF FIELD HEARINGS.—Subsection
(d) of such section is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ‘‘in the
order’’ and all that follows through the end and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘in accordance with the place
of the case on the docket under subsection (a) rel-
ative to other cases on the docket for which hearings
are scheduled to be held within that area.’’; and
(2) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting
in lieu thereof the following new paragraph (3):
‘‘(3) A hearing to be held within an area served by
a regional office of the Department may, for cause shown,
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be advanced on motion for an earlier hearing. Any such
motion shall set forth succinctly the grounds upon which
the motion is based. Such a motion may be granted only—
‘‘(A) if the case involves interpretation of law of
general application affecting other claims;
‘‘(B) if the appellant is seriously ill or is under
severe financial hardship; or
‘‘(C) for other sufficient cause shown.’’.
SEC. 1004. DISABLED VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM SPE-
CIALISTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4103A(a)(1) is amend-
ed—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking out ‘‘for
each 6,900 veterans residing in such State’’ through
the period and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for each
7,400 veterans who are between the ages of 20 and
64 residing in such State.’’;
(2) in the third sentence, by striking out ‘‘of
the Vietnam era’’; and
(3) by striking out the fourth sentence.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to appointments of
disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists under sec-
tion 4103A of title 38, United States Code, on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 1005. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) SECTION REDESIGNATION.—Section 1103, as
added by section 8031(a) of the Veterans Reconciliation
Act of 1997 (title VIII of Public Law 105–33), is redesig-
nated as section 1104, and the item relating to that sec-
tion in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter
11 is revised to reflect that redesignation.
(b) OTHER AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38, U.S.C.—
(1) Section 712(a) is amended by striking out
‘‘the date of the enactment of this section’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘November 2, 1994,’’.
(2) Section 1706(b)(1) is amended by striking
out ‘‘the date of the enactment of this section’’ at
the end of the first sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘October 9, 1996’’.
(3) Section 1710(e)(2)(A)(ii) is amended by
striking out ‘‘section 2’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 3’’.
(4) Section 1803(c)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘who furnishes health care that the Secretary
determines authorized’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘furnishing health care services that the Secretary
determines are authorized’’.
(5) Section 2408(d)(1) is amended—
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(A) by striking out ‘‘the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘November 21, 1997,’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘on the condition de-
scribed in’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘sub-
ject to the condition specified in’’.
(6) Section 3018B(a)(2)(E) is amended by
striking out ‘‘before the one-year period beginning
on the date of enactment of this section,’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘before October 23, 1993,’’.
(7) Section 3231(a)(2) is amended by striking
out ‘‘subsection (f)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘subsection (e)’’.
(8) Section 3674A(b)(1) is amended by striking
out ‘‘after the 18-month period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this section’’.
(9) Section 3680A(d)(2)(C) is amended by
striking out ‘‘section’’.
(10) Section 3714(f)(1)(B) is amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘more than 45 days after the date of the en-
actment of the Veterans’ Benefits and Programs Im-
provement Act of 1988’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘after January 1, 1989’’.
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(11) Section 3727(a) is amended by striking
out ‘‘the date of enactment of this section’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘May 7, 1968’’.
(12) Section 3730(a) is amended by striking
out ‘‘Within’’ and all that follows through ‘‘steps to’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘The Secretary shall’’.
(13) Section 4102A(e)(1) is amended by strik-
ing out the second sentence and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: ‘‘A person may not be assigned
after October 9, 1996, as such a Regional Adminis-
trator unless the person is a veteran.’’.
(14) Section 4110A is amended—
(A) by striking out subsection (b); and
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) of sub-
section (a) as subsection (b) and striking out
‘‘paragraph (1)’’ therein and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
(15) Section 5303A(d) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out
‘‘on or after the date of the enactment of this
subsection’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘after
October 13, 1982,’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking out
‘‘on or after the date of the enactment of this