(A) by striking out the item relating to section
8151; and
(B) by revising the items relating to sections
8152, 8153, 8154, 8155, 8156, 8157, and 8158 to
reflect the redesignations by paragraph (1)(B).
(b) REVISED AUTHORITY
FOR SHARING AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 8152 (as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘specialized medical re-
sources’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘health-
care resources’’; and
(B) by striking out ‘‘other’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘medical schools’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘any medical school, health-care
provider, health-care plan, insurer, or other en-
tity or individual’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking out ‘‘only’’
and all that follows through ‘‘are not’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘if such resources are not, or would
not be,’’;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking out ‘‘reciprocal
reimbursement’’ in the first sentence and all that
follows through the period at the end of that sen-
tence and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘payment to the
Department in accordance with procedures that pro-
vide appropriate flexibility to negotiate payment
which is in the best interest of the Government.’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by striking out ‘‘preclude
such payment, in accordance with—’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘to such facility therefor’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘preclude such payment to
such facility for such care or services’’;
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the follow-
ing new subsection (e):
‘‘(e) The Secretary may make an arrangement that
authorizes the furnishing of services by the Secretary
under this section to individuals who are not veterans only
if the Secretary determines—
‘‘(1) that such an arrangement will not result
in the denial of, or a delay in providing access to,
care to any veteran at that facility; and
‘‘(2) that such an arrangement—
‘‘(A) is necessary to maintain an accept-
able level and quality of service to veterans at
that facility; or
‘‘(B) will result in the improvement of
services to eligible veterans at that facility.’’.
(c) CROSS-REFERENCE AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section
8110(c)(3)(A) is amended by striking out ‘‘8153’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘8152’’.
(2) Subsection (b) of section 8154 (as redesignated
by subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking out ‘‘sec-
tion 8154’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8153’’.
(3) Section 8156 (as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking out ‘‘section
8153(a)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8152(a)’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking out ‘‘sec-
tion 8153’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8152’’.
(4) Subsection (a) of section 8157 (as redesignated
by subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking out ‘‘section 8157’’ and ‘‘section 8153(a)’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section 8156’’ and
‘‘section 8152(a)’’, respectively; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ‘‘section
8157(b)(4)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
8156(b)(4)’’.
SEC. 7. PERSONNEL FURNISHING SHARED RESOURCES.
Section 712(b)(2) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘the sum of—’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘the sum of the following:’’;
(2) by capitalizing the first letter of the first
word of each of subparagraphs (A) and (B);
(3) by striking out ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) The number of such positions in the
Department during that fiscal year held by per-
sons involved in providing health-care resources
under section 8111 or 8152 of this title.’’.
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