An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of compensation for disabled veterans and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors; to express the sense of the Congress that increases in the rates of compensation should take effect on December 1 beginning in fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes.
PL 98-223 (S.1388), enacted 03/02/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-223—MAR. 2, 1984 
98 STAT. 37 
Public Law 98-223 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of compensation for 
disabled veterans and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
survivors; to express the sense of the Congress that increases in the rates of 
compensation should take effect on December 1 beginning in fiscal year 1985; and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) this Act 
may be cited as the "Veterans' Compensation and Program Im-
provements Amendments of 1984". 
(b) 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. 
Mar. 2, 1984 
[S. 1388] 
Veterans' 
Compensation 
and Program 
Improvements 
Amendments of 
1984. 
38 u s e 101 note. 
TITLE I—DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND DEPENDENCY 
AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION 
PART A—RATE INCREASES 
DISABILITY COMPENSATION 
SEC. 101. (a) Section 314 is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$62" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$64"; 
(2) by striking out "$114" in subsection (b) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$118"; 
(3) by striking out "$173" in subsection (c) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$179"; 
(4) by striking out "$249" in subsection (d) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$258"; 
(5) by striking out "$352" in subsection (e) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$364"; 
(6) by striking out "$443" in subsection (f) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$459"; 
(7) by striking out "$559" in subsection (g) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$579"; 
(8) by striking out "$648" in subsection (h) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$671"; 
(9) by striking out "$729" in subsection (i) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$755"; 
(10) by striking out "$1,213" in subsection (j) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1 255"* 
(11) by striking out "$1,506" and "$2,111" in subsection 
(k) and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,559" and "$2,185", 
respectively; 
(12) by striking out "$1,506" in subsection (1) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,559"; 
96 Stat. 1429. 
38 u s e 314. 
98 STAT. 38 
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(13) by striking out "$1,661" in subsection (m) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,719"; 
(14) by striking out "$1,888" in subsection (n) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,954"; 
(15) by striking out "$2,111" each place it appears in subsec-
tions (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof "$2,185"; 
(16) by striking out "$906" and "$1,350" in subsection (r) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "$938" and "$1,397", respectively; 
(17) by striking out "$1,357" in subsection (s) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$1,404"; 
(18) by striking out "$262" in subsection (t) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$271"; and 
(19) by striking out "per centum" each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "percent". 
38 use 314 note. 
(b) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may adjust administra-
tively, consistent with the increases authorized by this section, the 
rates of disability compensation payable to persons within the pur-
38 use note 
view of section 10 of Public Law 85-857 who are not in receipt of 
prec. 101. 
compensation payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, United 
38 use 301 et 
States Code. 
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(c) Sections 312 and 355 are amended by striking out "per 
38 use 312,355. centum" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
"percent". 
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS 
96 Stat. 1430. 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 315(1) is amended— 
38 use 315. 
^) jjy striking out "$74" in clause (A) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$77"; 
(2) by striking out "$124" and "$40" in clause (B) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "$128" and "$41", respectively; 
(3) by striking out "$50" and "$40" in clause (C) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$52" and "$41", respectively; 
(4) by striking out "$60" in clause (D) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$62"; 
(5) by striking out "$134" in clause (E) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$139"; and 
(6) by striking out "$112" in clause (F) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$116". 
(b) Section 315 is amended by striking out "per centum" both 
places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "percent". 
CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS 
96 Stat. 1430. 
SEC. 103. Section 362 is amended by striking out "$327" and 
38 use 362. 
inserting in lieu thereof "$338". 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES 
96 Stat. 1430. 
SEC. 104. (a) Subsection (a) of section 411 is amended to read as 
38 use 411. 
follows: 
"(a) Dependency and indemnity compensation shall be paid to a 
surviving spouse, based on the pay grade of the person upon whose 
death entitlement is predicated, at monthly rates set forth in the 
following table: 
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98 STAT. 39 
Monthly 
"Pay grade 
rate 
E-1 
$461 
E-2 
475 
E-3 
486 
E-4 
518 
E-5 
532 
E-6 
544 
E-7 
571 
E-8 
602 
E-9 
» 
629 
W-1 
583 
W-2 
607 
W-3 
624 
Monthly 
Pay grade 
rate 
W-4 
$661 
0-1 
583 
0-2 
602 
0-3 
644 
0-4 
681 
0-5 
751 
0-6 
846 
0-7 
915 
0-8 
1,003 
0-9 
1,077 
O-IO 
2 1,179 
"'If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior enlisted advisor of the Navy, 
chief master sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief 
petty officer of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, 
the surviving spouse's rate shall be $678. 
"^ If the veteran served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, 
Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps, 
at the applicable time designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be 
$1,265.". 
(b) Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking out "$51" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$53". 
(c) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking out "$134" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$139". 
(d) Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking out "$66" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$68". 
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN 
SEC 105. Section 413 is amended— 
96 Stat. I43i. 
(1) by striking out "$225" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu ^^ use 413. 
thereof "$233"; 
(2) by striking out "$323" in clause (2) and inserting in lieu 
thereof"$334"; 
(3) by striking out "$417" in clause (3) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$432"; and 
(4) by striking out "$417" and "$84" in clause (4) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "$432" and "$87", respectively. 
SUPPLEMENTAL DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR 
CHILDREN 
SEC 106. Section 414 is amended— 
(1) by striking out "$134" in subsection (a) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$139"; 
(2) by striking out "$225" in subsection (b) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$233"; and 
(3) by striking out "$114" in subsection (c) and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$118". 
96 Stat. 1431. 
38 u s e 414. 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC 107. The amendments made by this part shall take effect on 
April 1,1984. 
38 u s e 314 note. 
98 STAT. 40 
PUBLIC LAW 98-223—MAR. 2, 1984 
EFFECTIVE DATE OF FUTURE INCREASES 
38 use 301 note. 
SEC. 108. It is the sense of the Congress that any increase provided 
by law to take effect after fiscal year 1984 in the rates of disability 
compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation payable 
under chapters 11 and 13, respectively, of title 38, United States 
38 use 301 et 
Code, shall take effect on December 1 of the fiscal year involved and 
seq., 401 et seq. 
^^^^ ^j^g budgets for any such fiscal year include amounts to achieve 
such purpose. 
PART B—COMPENSATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS 
PRESUMPTION CONCERNING DYSTHYMIC DISORDER 
38 use 312. 
SEC. 111. Section 312(b) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "or" at the end of clause (8); 
(2) by inserting "or" at the end of clause (9); and 
(3) by inserting after clause (9) the following new clause: 
"(10) dysthymic disorder (or depressive neurosis),". 
RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN BLINDED VETERANS 
38 use 314. 
SEC. 112. (a) Subsection (o) of section 314 is amended by inserting 
"or if the veteran has suffered service-connected total deafness in 
one ear or bilateral deafness (and the hearing impairment in either 
one or both ears is service connected) rated at 40 percent or more 
disabling and the veteran has also suffered service-connected blind-
ness having only light perception or less," after "5/200 visual acuity 
or less,", 
(b) Subsection (p) of section 314 is amended— 
(1) by striking out "40" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "30"; and 
(2) by inserting after the second period the following new 
sentence: "In the event the veteran has suffered service-con-
nected blindness, having only light perception or less, and has 
also suffered bilateral deafness (and the hearing impairment in 
either one or both ears is service connected) rated at 10 or 20 
percent disabling, the Administrator shall allow the next inter-
mediate rate, but in no event in excess of $2,185.". 
INCREASES IN COMPENSATION ON ACCOUNT OF CERTAIN PERIODS OF 
HOSPITALIZATION OR CONVALESCENCE 
96 Stat. 801. 
SEC. 113. Section 3011(c) is amended— 
38 use 3011. 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(c)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(2) In the case of a temporary increase in compensation for 
hospitalization or treatment where such hospitalization or treat-
ment commences and terminates within the same calendar month, 
the period of payment shall commence on the first day of such 
month.". 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
38 use 312 note. 
SEC. 114. The amendments made by this part shall take effect as 
ofOctober 1,1983. 
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98 STAT. 41 
TITLE II—VETERANS' PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS 
INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ADOPTED PERSONS WITHIN THE TITLE 38 
DEFINITION OF CHILD 
SEC. 201. Section 101(4)(A) is amended by adding at the end the 38 use loi. 
following new sentence: "A person described in clause (ii) of the first 
sentence of this subparagraph who was a member of a veteran's 
household at the time the person became 18 years of age and who is 
adopted by the veteran shall be recognized as a legally adopted child 
of the veteran regardless of the age of such person at the time of 
adoption.". 
FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO STATE 
VETERANS' CEMETERIES 
SEC 202. Section 1008(a)(2) is amended by inserting a comma and 38 use 1008. 
"and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1985 and for 
each of the four succeeding fiscal years," after "fiscal years". 
MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 203. (a) Section 1602(1) is amended by adding at the end the 38 use 1602. 
following new subparagraph: 
"(D)(i) The requirement of ineligibility for educational assistance 
under chapter 34 of this title, prescribed in subparagraph (A), shall 38 use 1651 et 
be waived in the case of a veteran described in division (ii) of this *
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subparagraph who elects to receive benefits under this chapter 
instead of assistance under such chapter 34. A veteran who makes 
such an election shall be ineligible for assistance under such chap-
ter. Such an election is irrevocable. 
"(ii) A veteran referred to in division (i) of this subparagraph is a 
veteran who before January 1, 1977, performed military service 
described in subparagraph (C)(iii), is entitled under section 
1652(a)(3)(C) of this title to have such service considered to be 'active 38 use 1652. 
duty' for the purposes of chapter 34 of this title, and is eligible for 
assistance under such chapter only by reason of having such service 
considered to be active duty.". 
(b) Section 1733(a) is amended— 
38 use 1733. 
(1) by inserting "(with no dependents)" after "an eligible 
veteran"; and 
(2) by striking out all after "of this title" the second place it 
appears and inserting in lieu thereof a period. 
(c)(1) Section 1781 is amended— 
38 use I78i. 
(A) by inserting "(a)" before "No educational"; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(b) No person may receive benefits concurrently under two or 
more of the provisions of law listed below for the pursuit of the same 
program of education: 
"(1) Chapters 31, 32, 34, 35, and 36 of this title. 
38 use 1501 et 
"(2) Chapter 107 of title 10. 
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"(3) Section 903 of the Department of Defense Authorization etseq 1770 et 
Act, 1981 (Public Law 96-342, 10 U.S.C. 2141 note). 
seq. ' 
"(4) The Hostage Relief Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-449, 5 lo use 2i4i et 
U.S.C. 5561 note).". 
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(2)( A) Subsection (a) of section 1795 is amended to read as follows: 38 use 1795. 
98 STAT. 42 
PUBLIC LAW 98-223—MAR. 2, 1984 
"(a) The aggregate period for which any person may receive 
assistance under two or more of the provisions of law listed below 
may not exceed 48 months (or the part-time equivalent thereof): 
"(1) Parts VII or VIII, Veterans Regulation numbered 1(a), as 
amended. 
"(2) Title II of the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 
66 Stat. 663. 
1952. 
"(3) The War Orphans' Educational Assistance Act of 1956. 
38 use 1601 et 
"(4) Chapters 32, 34, 35, and 36 of this title, and the former 
seq^ 1651 et seq 
chapter 33. 
etseq ''^•' 
"(5) Chapter 107 of title 10. 
10 use 2141 et 
"(6) Section 903 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
seq. 
Act, 1981 (Public Law 96-342,10 U.S.C. 2141 note). 
"(7) The Hostage Relief Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-449, 5 
U.S.C. 5561 note).". 
(B) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(i) by striking out "clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4)" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "subsection (a)"; and 
(ii) by striking out "forty-eight" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"48". 
SUBSTITUTION OF HOUSING LOAN-GUARANTY ENTITLEMENT 
38 use 1802. 
SEC. 204. Section 1802(b)(2) is amended by striking out "an imme-
diate" and inserting in lieu thereof "a". 
LOAN GUARANTIES FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES PERMANENTLY 
AFFIXED TO LOTS 
38 use 1810. 
SEC. 205. (a) Section 1810 is amended— 
(1) by inserting after subsection (a)(8) the following new 
clause: 
"(9)(A)(i) To purchase a manufactured home to be perma-
nently affixed to a lot that is owned by the veteran. 
"(ii) To purchase a manufactured home and a lot to which the 
home will be permanently affixed. 
"(B)(i) To refinance, in accordance with the terms and condi-
tions applicable under the provisions of subsection (e) of this 
section (other than paragraph (1)(E) of such subsection) to the 
guaranty of a loan for the purpose specified in clause (8) of this 
subsection, an existing loan guaranteed, insured, or made under 
this chapter that is secured by a manufactured home perma-
nently affixed to a lot that is owned by the veteran. 
"(ii) To refinance, in accordance with section 1819(a)(5) of this 
96 Stat. 1444. 
title, an existing loan that was made for the purchase of, and 
38 use 1819. 
that is secured by, a manufactured home that is permanently 
affixed to a lot and to purchase the lot to which the manufac-
tured home is affixed."; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
"(f)(1) For a loan to be guaranteed for the purpose specified in 
subclause (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of subsection (a)(9) of this section, the 
purchase of (or the refinancing of a loan secured by) the manufac-
tured home and the lot for that home shall be considered as one loan 
and must comply with such criteria as may be prescribed by the 
Administrator in regulations. 
"(2) A loan may not be guaranteed for the purposes of subsection 
(a)(9) of this section unless the manufactured home purchased, upon 
PUBLIC LAW 98-223—MAR. 2, 1984 
98 STAT. 43 
being permanently affixed to the lot, is considered to be real prop-
erty under the laws of the State where the lot is located.". 
(b) Section 1819(a)(5) is amended by inserting "or section 96 Stat. 1444. 
1810(a)(9)(B)(ii) of this title" after "paragraph (1)(G) of this subsec- ^^ use 1819. 
tion" both places it appears. 
(c) Section 1803(c)(3) is amended— 
96 Stat. 1444. 
(1) by striking out "or (8)" in clause (A) and inserting in lieu ^^ "^^ ^^'^^• 
thereof a comma and "(8), or (9XB)(i)"; and 
(2) by inserting "1810(a)(9)(B)(ii) or" in clause (E) after 
"section". 
EMPLOYMENT EMPHASIS UNDER FEDERAL CONTRACTS FOR VETERANS 
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WITH SERIOUS EMPLOYMENT HANDICAPS 
SEC. 206. Section 2011(1) is amended to read as follows: 
38 use 2011. 
"(1) The term 'special disabled veteran' means— 
"(A) a veteran who is entitled to compensation (or who but for 
the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compen-
sation) under laws administered by the Veterans' Administra- 
,; vt\ 
tion for a disability (i) rated at 30 percent or more, or (ii) rated 
at 10 or 20 percent in the case of a veteran who has been 
determined under section 1506 of this title to have a serious 
employment handicap; or 
"(B) a person who was discharged or released from active duty 
because of service-connected disability.". 
PAYMENTS FOR FIDUCIARY SERVICES 
SEC. 207. (a) Section 3202(a) is amended— 
38 use 3202. 
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
"(2) In a case in which the Administrator determines that a 
commission is necessary in order to obtain the services of a fiduciary 
in the best interests of a beneficiary, the Administrator may author-
ize a fiduciary appointed by the Veterans' Administration to obtain 
from the beneficiary's estate a reasonable commission for fiduciary 
services rendered, but the commission for any year may not exceed 4 
percent of the monetary benefits under laws administered by the 
Veterans' Administration paid on behalf of the beneficiary to the 
fiduciary during such year. A commission may not be authorized for 
a fiduciary who receives any other form of remuneration or pay-
ment in connection with rendering fiduciary services on behalf of 
the beneficiary.". 
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(b)(1) The heading for section 3202 is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 3202. Payments to and supervision of nduciaries". 
(2) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 55 is amended to read as follows: 
"3202. Payments to and supervision of fiduciaries.". 
BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS MEMBERSHIP 
SEC. 208. (a) Section 4001(a) is amended by striking out "(not more 38 use 400i. 
than fifty)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(not more than 65)". 
(b) Section 4001 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
98 STAT. 44 
PUBLIC LAW 98-223—MAR. 2, 1984 
Report. 
38 use 214. 
Infra. 
38 use 4001, 
4002. 
38 use 4002. 
Supra. 
"(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Chairman 
may from time to time designate employees of the Veterans' Admin-
istration to serve as temporary members of the Board. Any such 
designation shall be for a period of not to exceed one year, as 
determined by the Chairman. An individual may not serve as a 
temporary member of the Board for more than 24 months during 
any 48-month period. 
"(2) Designation under paragraph (1) of this subsection of an 
individual as a temporary member of the Board may not be made 
when there are fewer than 65 members of the Board. 
"(3) In each annual report to the Congress under section 214 of 
this title, the Administrator shall provide detailed descriptions of 
the activities undertaken and plans made in the fiscal year for 
which the report is made with respect to the authority provided by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection. In each such report, the Adminis-
trator shall indicate, in terms of full-time employee equivalents, the 
number of temporary Board members designated under this subsec-
tion and the number of acting Board members designated under 
section 4002(a)(2)(A)(ii) of this title during the year for which the 
report is made.". 
(c) Sections 4001 and 4002 are each amended by striking out 
"associate" each place it appears. 
(d) Section 4002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a)(1)" before "The Chairman"; 
(2) by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following: 
"(2)(A) If a section is composed of fewer than three members as a 
result of the absence of a member or a vacancy on the Board or the 
inability of a member assigned to a section to serve on that section, 
the Chairman— 
"(i) may assign another member of the Board to the section; 
"(ii) may designate an employee of the Veterans' Administra-
tion to serve as an acting member of the Board on such section 
for a period of not to exceed 90 days, as determined by the 
Chairman; or 
"(iii) may direct the section to proceed with the transaction of 
business without awaiting the assignment of an additional 
member to the section. 
"(B) An individual may not serve as an acting member of the 
Board for more than 270 days during any 12-month period. 
"(3) A section of the Board may not at any time have among its 
members more than one individual who is a temporary member 
designated under section 4001(c) of this title or an acting member 
designated under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection."; 
(3) by designating the sentence beginning "A hearing docket" 
as subsection (b); and 
(4) by designating the sentence beginning "A section of as 
subsection (c). 
MEMBERSHIP OF SPECIAL MEDICAL ADVISORY GROUP 
38 use 4112. 
SEC. 209. Section 4112(a) is amended— 
(1) by inserting a comma and "other individuals considered by 
the Chief Medical Director to have experience pertinent to the 
mission of the Department of Medicine and Surgery," after 
"professions"; 
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98 STAT. 45 
(2) by striking out "Director, whose duties" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Director. The duties of the special medical advi-
sory group"; and 
(3) by striking out "direct" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"directly". 
REVISION OF EFFECTIVE DATE FOR CERTAIN RESERVE OFFICERS TRAIN-
ING CORPS PARTICIPANTS' ELIGIBILITY FOR VETERANS' ADMINISTRA-
TION BENEFITS 
SEC. 210. Subsection (d) of section 113 of the Veterans' Compensa-
tion, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982 (Public Law 
97-306; 96 Stat. 1433) is amended to read as follows: 
"(d) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) and the 
provisions of subsection (c)— 
"(1) with respect to deaths and disabilities resulting from 
diseases or injuries incurred or aggravated after September 30, 
1982, shall take effect as of October 1,1982; and 
"(2) with respect to deaths and disabilities resulting from 
diseases or injuries incurred or aggravated before October 1, 
1982, shall take effect as of October 1,1983.". 
38 u s e 101 note. 
PILOT PROGRAM FOR EXPEDITING CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITY 
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
SEC. 211. (a)(1) Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, during fiscal years 1984 and 1985 the Admin-
istrator of Veterans' Affairs may obligate, for the purpose described 
in paragraph (2), a total of not more than $25,000,000 of funds 
appropriated to the Veterans' Administration under the appropri-
ation account "CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS" that are unobli-
gated and that the Administrator determines are no longer needed 
for the projects for which such funds were appropriated and are not 
needed for contingencies arising in the Veterans' Administration's 
construction program. 
(2) Funds described in paragraph (1) may be obligated for the 
purpose of undertaking during fiscal year 1984 or 1985 working 
drawings for any project for construction or alteration of any medi-
cal facility that is planned to be undertaken (subject to appropri-
ations for such project) during fiscal year 1985 or 1986. 
(b)(1) Funds may not be obligated under subsection (a) for working 
drawings for projects for the complete replacement of an existing 
health-care facility or for projects for the new construction of a 
complete health-care facility. 
(2) The amount obligated under subsection (a) for working draw-
ings for any one project may not exceed $2,500,000. 
(3) The Administrator may not undertake under subsection (a) 
working drawings for a project unless the Administrator, not less 
than 30 days before undertaking the drawings, has provided to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs and on Appropriations of the 
Senate and House of Representatives written notice of the drawings 
to be undertaken, the estimated cost of the drawings, and the 
estimated range of the total cost of the project. 
(c) For the purpose of this section: 
(1) The term "medical facility" has the meaning provided in 
section 5001(3) of title 38, United States Code. 
98 STAT. 46 
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(2) The term "working drawings" includes specifications and 
other related technical services. 
SPRINGFIELD CONFEDERATE CEMETERY 
Missouri. 
SEC. 212. The land comprising the Confederate cemetery at 
Springfield, Missouri, shall be considered part of the Sprin^eld 
National Cemetery and may be used for the purposes for which 
national cemeteries may be used under chapter 24 of title 38, United 
38 use 1000 et 
States Code. The provision of the first section of the Act of March 3, 
«««• 
1911 (36 Stat. 1077, chapter 211) requiring that the land comprising 
that cemetery be used only as a cemetery for the graves of men who 
were in the military or naval service of the Confederate States of 
America is hereby superseded. 
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 213. Title 38 is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 351 is amended by striking out "title 28, United 
States Code," both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
thereof "title 28". 
(2) Section 412(a) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "section 414 of title 42" in clause (1) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "section 214 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 414)"; 
(B) by striking out "section 402 of title 42" in clause (3) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "section 202 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402)"; and 
(C) by striking out "subchapter II of chapter 7 of title 42" 
in the matter after clause (3) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.)"; 
and 
(3) Section 3010(m) is amended by striking out "subsection" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "section". 
Approved March 2, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1388 (H.R. 2937): 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-228 accompanying H.R. 2937 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-249 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). 
C O N G R E S S I O N A L RECORD: 
Vol. 129 (1983): Nov. 18, considered and passed Senate. 
Vol. 130 (1984): Feb. 8, considered and passed House, amended. 
Feb. 9, Senate concurred in House amendments. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 20, No. 9 (1984): 
Mar. 2, Presidential statement.