An Act to extend the existing 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.
PL 86-152 (S.1694), enacted 08/11/1959

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PUBUC LAW 86-150-AUG. 11, 1959 
[73 ST A T . 
August 11, 1959 
[S. 906] 
Public Law 86-150 
AN ACT 
To amend section 1622 of title 38 of the United States Code in order to clarify 
the meaning of the term "change of program of education or training" as used 
in such section. 
Veterans. 
72 Stat. 1178. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress aMsenfibled^ That section 1622 of 
title 38 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end of 
such section the following new subsection ; 
"(c) As used in this section the term 'change of program of educa-
tion or training' shall not be deemed to include a change from the pur-
suit of one program to pursuit of another where the first program is 
prerequisite to, or generally required for, entrance into pursuit of the 
second." 
Approved August 11, 1959. 
August 11, 1959 
[S. 2153] 
Coast Guard. 
Housing, York-
town, Va. 
Public Law 86-151 
AN ACT 
To authorize tlie Coast Guard to accept, operate, and maintain a certain 
defense housing facility at Yorktown, Virginia, and for other purposes 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the United 
States Coast Guard is authorized to accept from the Department of 
the Navy, without reimbursement, the forty-two unit defense housing 
facility at Yorktown, Virginia, and to operate and maintain such 
facility on a rental basis for occupancy by Coast Guard personnel 
and their dependents pursuant to the provisions of the Act of July 
2, 1945 (59 Stat. 316; 37 U.S.C. I l i a ) . 
SEC. 2. Until June 30, 1960, rents collected may be utilized in 
operating and maintaining the facility, after which date they shall 
be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. 
Coast Guard appropriations shall be available for the cost of oper-
ating and maintaining the housing facility. 
SEC. 3. The administration of the housing facility by the Coast 
Guard shall, except as provided in section 2, be in conformity with 
the administration of similar housing projects by the other Armed 
Forces. 
Approved August 11, 1959. 
August 11, 1959 
[S. 1694] 
Veterans. 
M e d i c a l c ai 
abro ad. 
72 Stat. 1144. 
Public Law 86-152 
AN ACT 
To extend the existing authority to provide hospital and medical care for vet-
erans who are United States citizens temporarily residing abroad to include 
those with p^cetime service-incurred disabilities. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Avfierica in Congress assembled^ That section 624(b) 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) The Administrator may furnish necessary hospital care and 
medical services to any otherwise eligible veteran for any service-con-
nected disability if the veteran (1) is a citizen of the United States 
temporarily sojourning or residing abroad, or (2) is in the Republic 
of the Philippines." 
Approved August 11, 1959.