An Act to amend title 38 of the United States Code to clarify the responsibility of the Veterans Administration with respect to the training and education of health service personnel
PL 89-785 (H.R.11631), enacted 11/07/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89.785-NOV. 7, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
November 7, 1966 
[H. R.11631] 
Veterans Hospi-
talization and 
Medical Services 
Modernization 
Amendments of 
1966. 
72 Stat. 1243. 
78 Stat. 409. 
Public Law 89-785 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38 of the United States Code to clarify, improve, and add addi-
tional programs relating to the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the 
Veterans' Administration, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou^e of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. That this Aot may be cited as the "Veterans Hospitali-
zation and Medical Services Modernization Amendments of 1966". 
T I T L P : I — A M E N D M E N T S T O C H A P T E R 73 O F T I T L E 
38, 
UNITED STATES CODP:—DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE 
AND SURGERY 
TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF HEALTH SERVICE PERSONNEL 
SEC. 101. Section 4101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting " (a)" immediately before the first sentence and by adding 
at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) In order to more effectively carry out the functions imposed 
on the Department of Medicine and Surgery by subsection (a) of 
this section, the Administrator shall CSLVYJ out a program of training 
and education of health service personnel, acting in cooperation with 
schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, and nursing; other institu-
tions of higher learning; medical centers; hospitals; and such other 
public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, or organizations as the 
.Vdministrator deems appropriate." 
DEPARTMENTAL DIVISIONS 
SEC. 102. Section 4102 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by deleting "Medical Service, Dental Service, Nursing Service, and 
Auxiliary Service" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "a 
Medical Service, a Dental Service, a Nursing Service, and such other 
professional and auxiliary services as the Administrator may find to 
be necessary to carry out the functions of the Department". 
A8S(X;IATE DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTTCR; ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT 
C H I E F 
M E D I C A L 
DIRECTOR 
SEC. 103. (a) (1) Section 4103(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) 
as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and inserting 
a new paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
"(3) The Associate Deputy Chief Medical Director, who shall be 
an assistant to the Chief Medical Director and the Deputy Chief 
Medical Director. 
He shall be a qualified doctor of medicine, 
appointed by the Administrator." 
(2) Such section 4103(a) is further amended by deleting "five", 
immediately preceding "Assistant Chief Medical Directors," in the 
Hrst sentence of redesignated paragraph 
(4), and 
substituting 
therefor, "six". 
(b) Such section 4103 is further amended by amending subsection 
(b) thereof to read as follows: 
"(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section— 
"(1) any appointment under this section shall be for a period 
of four years, with reappointment permissible for successive like 
periods, 
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"(2) any such appointment or reappointment may be extended 
by the Administrator for a period not in excess of three years, and 
"(3) any person so appointed or reappointed shall be subject 
to removal by the Administrator for cause." 
(c) Tlie compensation of the Associate Deputy Chief Medical Di-
rector of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans* 
Administration shall be the same as that of an Assistant Chief Medical 
Director in such Department. 
DELEITON OF OBSOLETE LANGUAGE 
SEC. 101. Section 4104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
^2 stat. i244. 
by deleting "(2) Managers, pharmacists" and inserting in lieu thereof 
•'(2) Pliarmacists", and by deleting "pathologists," in subparagraph 
(2). 
• ITIZENiSIllP R E Q n R E M E N T S APPLICABLE 1X> PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, AND 
NURSES 
SEC. 105. Section 4105 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
*'§ 4105. Qualifications of appointees 
''(a) Any person to be eligible for appointment to the following 
positions in the Department of Medicine and Surgery must have the 
applicable qualifications: 
"(1) Physician— 
"hold the degree of doctor of medicine or of doctor of osteopathy 
from a college or university approved by the Administrator, have 
completed an internship satisfactory to the Administrator, and 
be licensed to practice medicine, surgery, or osteopathy in a State; 
"(2) Dentist— 
"hold the degree of doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine 
from a college or university approved by the Administrator, and 
be licensed to practice dentistry m a State; 
"(3) Xurse^ 
"have successfully completed a full course of nursing in a recog-
nized school of nursing, approved by the Administrator, and be 
registered as a graduate nurse in a State; 
" (4) Director of a hospital, domiciliary, center or outpatient clinic— 
"have such business and administrative experience and quali-
fications as the Administrator shall prescribe; 
"(5) Optometrist— 
"be licensed to practice optometry in a State; 
"(6) Pharmacist— 
"hold the degree of bachelor of science in pharmacy, or its 
equivalent, from a school of pharmacy, approved by the Admin-
istrator, and be registered as a pharmacist in a State; 
"(7) Physical therapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, and 
other employees sihall have such scientific or technical qualifications 
as the Administrator shall prescribe. 
" (b) Except as provided in section 4114 of this title, no person may 
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be appointed in the Department of Medicine and Surgery as a physi-
cian, dentist, or nurse unless he is a citizen of the United States." 
by-
GRADE AND SALARY ADJUSTMENTS 
SEC. 106. Section 4106 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
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(rt) deleting the words "Aiitoniatic promotions" in the second 
sentence of subsection (c) and inserti]ig in lien thereof the word 
"Advancement'', and 
(b) adding at tlie end thereof the following new subsection (e) : 
"(e) In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Adminis-
trator, the grade le\el and salary of a physician, dentist, or nurse 
changed from a level of assignment where the grade level is based on 
both the nature of the assignment and personal qualifications, may be 
adjusted to the grade and salary otherwise appropriate." 
FAY (JRADE 
HOSPITAL. DOMICILIARY AND CLINIC DIRECTORS 
Ante, p. 291. 
^^^.^ ^^j-^ ^ .^) Scctiou 4107 of title H8, United States Code, is 
amended by— 
(1) deleting "and Deputy Chief Medical Director" in the first 
sentence of subsection (a), and substituting therefor, ", Deputy 
Chief Medical Director and Associate Deputy Chief Medical 
Director,". 
(2) deleting "or the position of clinic director at an outpatient 
clinic," in the second sentence of paragraph (2) of subsection (b), 
and 
(8) adding at the end thereof the following new subsection (c) : 
"(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the per annum 
salary rate of each individual serving as a director of a hospital, 
domiciliary, or center who is not a physician shall not be less than 
the salary rate which he would receive under this section if his service 
as a director of a hospital, domiciliary, or center had been service 
as a physician in the director grade. The position of the director of 
a hospital, domiciliary, or center shall not be subject to the provisions 
fusc^ioV?" 
'>f ^l^e Classification Act of 1949 as amended." 
note. 
(b) Any physician or dentist in the executive grade on the date of 
enactment of this Act by virtue of his holding the position of clinic 
director at an outpatient clinic may be continued in such grade so 
long as he continues to hold the same position, notwithstanding the 
amendment made in section 4107(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
by section 106(b) of this Act. 
TECHNICAL 
AMENDMENT—DELETION OF OBSOLETE 
LANGUAGE 
leltlu'iei^'^''' 
^^^^- 1^^^- Section 4111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by deleting " (a)" in the first line and subsection (b) in its entirety. 
SPECIAL MEDICAL ADVISORY GROUP; OTHER ADVISORY BODIES 
SEC. 109. (a) Section 4112 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended (1) by amending the catchline thereof to read "§ 4112. Spe-
cial Medical Advisory Group and Other Advisory Bodies", (2) 
by inserting " ( a ) " immediately before the first sentence thereof, (3) 
by deleting "conduct regular calendar quarterly meetings." in the 
second sentence thereof, and substituting therefor, "meet on a regular 
basis as prescribed by the Administrator.", and (4) by adding at the 
end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(b) In each case where the Administrator has a contract or agree-
ment with any school, institution of higher learning, medical center, 
hospital, or other public or nonprofit agency, institution, or organiza-
tion, for the training or education of health service personnel, lie 
shall establish an advisory committee (that is, deans committee, med-
ical advisory committee or the like). Such advisory committee shall 
advise the Administrator and the Chief Medical Director with respect 
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to policy matters arising in connection with, and the operation of, the 
program with respect to which it was appointed and may be estab-
lished on an institutionwide, multidisciplmary basis or on a regional 
basis whenever such is found to be feasible. Members of each such 
advisory committee shall be appointed by the Administrator and shall 
include personnel of the Veterans' Administration and of the entity 
with which the Administrator has entered into such contract or agree-
ment. The number of members and terms of members of each advisory 
committee shall be prescribed by the Administrator." 
(b) The analysis at the head of chapter 73 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by deleting: 
"4112. Medical advisory group." 
and inserting in lieu thereof: 
"4112. Special Medical Advisory Group; other advisory bodies." 
TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 110. Section 4113 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
^^ stat. 1247. 
by deleting "and paragraph (1) of section 4104" and inserting in lieu 
thereof ", paragraph (1) of section 4104 and physicians, dentists, and 
nurses appointed on a temporary full-time or part-time basis under 
section 4114". 
WAIVING LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 111. (a) Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is ^^ ^*«'- 309-
amended by deleting the words "or part-time" in paragraph 
(a)(1)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof ", part-time, or without 
compensation". 
(b) Such section 4114 is further amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) The Chief Medical Director may waive for the purpose of 
appointments under this section the requirements of section 4105(a) 
of this title that the licensure of a physician or dentist, or the registra- 
^"*«' P- i^sg. 
tion of a nurse must be in a 'State', if— 
"(1) in the case of a physician, he is to be used on a research 
or an academic post or where there is no direct responsibility for 
the care of patients; or 
"(2) in any case, where the individual is to serve in a country 
other than the United States and his licensure or registration is 
in the country in which he is to serve." 
(c) The catchline of such section 4114 is amended to read "Tem-
porary full-time, part-time, and without compensation appointments; 
residencies or internships". 
(d) The analysis at the head of chapter 73 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by deleting: 
"4114. Temporary and part-time appointments; residencies and internships," 
and inserting in lieu thereof: 
"4114. Temjwrary full-time, part-time, and without compensation appointijients; 
residencies or internships." 
CONTRACTING FOR SCARCE MEDICAL SERVICES 
SEC. 112. (a) Chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended ^
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by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
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"§ 4117. Contracts for scarce medical specialist services 
"The Administrator may enter into contracts with medical schools 
and clinics to provide scarce medical specialist services at Veterans' 
Administration facilities (including, but not limited to, services of 
radiologists, pathologists, and psychiatrists)." 
(b) The analysis of such chapter 73 is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following: 
"4117. Contracts for scarce medical specialist services." 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 81 OF TITLE 38, 
UNITED STATES CODE—ACQUISITION AND OPERA-
TION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY F A C I L I T I E S ; 
PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY 
72 Stat. 1252. 
ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND CHARGE FOR PARKING FACILITIES 
SEC. 201. (a) Section 5004 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"§ 5004, Garages and parking facilities 
"(a) The Administrator may construct and maintain on reserva-
tions of Veterans' Administration hospitals and domiciliaries, garages 
for the accommodation of privately owned automobiles of employees 
of such hospitals and domiciliaries. Employees using such garages 
&hall make such reimbursement therefor as the Administrator may 
deem reasonable. 
"(b) (1) The Administrator may establish, operate, and maintain, 
in conjunction with Veterans' Administration hospitals and domi-
ciliaries, parking facilities for the accommodation of privately owned 
vehicles of Federal employees, and vehicles of visitors and other in-
dividuals having business at such hospitals and domiciliaries. 
"(2) The Administrator may establish and collect (or provide for 
the collection of) fees, for the use of the parking facilities, authorized 
by subsection (b) (1) of this section, at such rate or rates which he 
determines would be reasonable under the particular circumstances; 
but no fee may be charged for the accommodation of any privately 
owned vehicle used in connection with the transportation of a veteran 
to or from such a hospital or domiciliary for the purpose of examina-
tion or treatment or in connection with a visit to a patient or member 
in such hospital or domiciliary. 
"(3) The Administrator may contract, by lease or otherwise, with 
responsible persons, firms or corporations, for the operation of such 
parking facilities, under such terms and conditions as he may pre-
scribe, and without regard to the laws concerning advertising for 
competitive bids. 
"(c) Money received from the use of the garages and from the 
parking facilities operations authorized by this section, may be cred-
ited to the applicable appropriation charged with the cost of operating 
and maintaining these facilities. Any amount not needed for the 
maintenance, operation, and repair of these facilities shall be covered 
into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts." 
(b) The table of sections, appearing at the beginning of chapter 
81 of such title 38, is amended by deleting therefrom: 
"5004. Garages on hospital and domiciliary reservations." 
and inserting in lieu thereof: 
"5004. Garages and parking facilities." 
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SKC. '202. (a) Section 5012 of title 88, United States Code, is amended 
by adding a new subsection (c) thereto to read as follows: 
"(c) The Administrator may procure laundry services, and other 
common sei'vices as specifically a])proved by him from nonprofit, 
rax-exempt educational, medical or conmmnity institutions, without 
regard to five requirements of section 802(c) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (41 U.S.C. 
252(c)), whenever such services are not reasonably available from 
private commercial sources. Notwithstanding this exclusion, the pro-
visions of section 804 of that Act shall apply to procurement authorized 
by this subsection." 
(b) The catchline of such section 5012 is amended to read : 
"Authority to procure and dispose of property and to negotiate 
for common services". 
(c) The table of sections at tiie head of chapter )Sl of title 8«, Tnitetl 
States Code, is amended by deleting: 
"."»012. Authority to procure and dlsi)OSf of property." 
and inserting in lieu thereof: 
••">012. Authority to i)rocnre and disi>ose of proi)erfy iiiid to nejrotiiUe f<»r 
coniiuoii services." 
.SHAKIN(J OF MKUICAL FACILrnF>>, KQIIFMKNT, AND INFORMATION 
SFX:. 208. Ciiapter HI (xf title 88. United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof a new subchapter as follows: 
"Subchapter IV—Sharing of Medical Facilities, Equipment, and 
Information 
"§ 5051. Statement of congressional purpose 
*'It is tlie purpose of this subchapter to improve the quality of 
hospital care and other medical service provided veterans under this 
title, by authorizing the Administrator to enter into agreements with 
jnedical schools, hospitals, and research centei-s thi-oughout the coun-
try in order to receive from and share with such medical schools, hos-
j>itals, and researcii centers the most advanced medical techniques 
and information, as well as certain specialized medical resources 
which otherwise might not be feasibly available or to effectively 
utilize other medical resources with the surrounding medical com-
niunity, witiiout dimiiuition of services to veterans. 
Among other 
things, it is intended, by these means, to strengthen tlie medical pro-
grams at those Veterans' Administration hospitals which are located 
in small cities or rural areas and thus are remote fnmi major medical 
centers. 
"§5052. Definitions 
"For the purposes of this subchapter— 
"(a) The term 'research center- means an institution (or part of 
an institution), the primary fimction of which is research, training of 
specialists, and demonstrations and which, in connection therewith, 
provides specialized, high quality diagnostic and treatment services 
for inpatients and outpatients. 
"(b) The term 'specialized medical resources" means medical re-
sources (whether wpiipment, space, or personnel) which, becanse of 
cost, limited availability, or imusual nature, are either unique in the 
medical connnunity or are subject to nvixinnun utilization ojily through 
mutual use. 
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72 Stat. 1253. 
63 Stat. 393. 
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"(c) The term 'hospital', unless otherwise specified, includes any 
Federal, State, local, or other public or private hospital. 
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§ 5053. Specialized medical resources 
"(a) To secure certain specialized medical resources which other-
wise might not be feasibly available, or to effectively utilize certain 
other medical resources, the Administrator may, when he determines 
it to be in the best interest of the prevailing standards of the Veterans' 
Administration medical care program, make arrangements, by con-
tract or other form of agreement, as set forth in paragraphs (1) and 
(2) below, between Veterans' Administration hospitals and other hos-
pitals (or medical schools or other medical installations having hos-
pital facilities) in the medical community: 
"(1) for the exchange of use of specialized medical resources 
when such an agreement will obviate the need for a similar 
resource to be provided in a Veterans' Administration facility; or 
"(2) for the mutual use, or exchange of use, of specialized 
medical resources in a Veterans' Administration facility, which 
have been justified on the basis of veterans' care, but which are 
not utilized to their maximum effective capacity. 
The Administrator may determine the geographical limitations of a 
medical community as used in this section. 
"(b) Arrangements entered into under this section shall provide 
for reciprocal reimbursement based on a charge w^hich covers the full 
cost of services rendered, supplies used, and including normal depre-
ciation and amortization costs of equipment. Any proceeds to the 
Government received therefrom shall be credited to the applicable 
Veterans' Administration medical appropriation. 
"(c) Eligibility for hospital care and medical services furnished 
any veteran pursuant to this section shall be subject to the same terms 
as though provided in a Veterans' Administration facility, and pro-
visions of this title applicable to persons receivin.T hospital care or 
medical services in a Veterans' Administration facility shall apply to 
veterans treated hereunder. 
''§ 5054. Exchange of medical information 
" (a) The Administrator is authorized to enter into agreements with 
medical schools, hospitals, research centerSj and individual members 
of the medical profession under which medical information and tech-
niques will be freely exchanged and the medical information services 
of all parties to the agreement will be available for use by any party 
to the agreement under conditions specified in the agreement. In 
carrying out the purposes of this section, the Administrator shall 
utilize recent developments in electronic equipment to provide a close 
educational, scientific, and professional link between Veterans' Admin-
istration hospitals and major medical centers. Such agreements shall 
be utilized by the Administrator to the maximum extent practicable 
to create, at each Veterans' Administration hospital which is a part 
of any such agreement, an environment of academic medicine w^hich 
will help such nospital attract and retain highly trained and qualified 
members of the medical profession. 
"(b) In order to bring about utilization of all medical information 
in the surrounding medical communitv, particularly in remote areas, 
and to foster and encourage the widest possible cooperation and 
consultation among all members of the medical profession in such 
community, the educational facilities and programs established at 
Veterans' Administration hospitals and the electronic link to medical 
centers shall be made available for use by surrounding medical com-
munity. The Administrator may charge a fee for such services (on 
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annual or like basis) at rates which he determines, after appropriate 
study, to be fair and equitable. The financial status of an^ user of 
such services shall be taken into consideration by the Administrator 
in establishing the amount of the fee to be paid. 
"§ 5055. Pilot programs; grants to medical schools 
" (a) The Administrator may establish an Advisory Subcommittee 
on Programs for Exchange or Medical Information, of the Special 
Medical Advisory Group, established under section 4112 of this title, An^^^^^^'isw'^' 
to advise him on matters regarding the administration of this section 
and to coordinate these functions with other research and education 
]>rograms in the Department of Medicine and Surgery. The Assist-
ant Chief Medical Director for Research and Education in Medicine 
shall be an ex offiaio member of this Subcommittee. 
"(b) The Administrator, upon the recommendation of the Sub-
committee, is authorized to make grants to medical schools, hospitals, 
and research centers to assist such medical schools, hospitals, and 
research centers in planning and carrying out agreements authorized 
by section 5054 of this title. Such grants may be used for the employ-
ment of personnel, the construction of facilities, the purchasing of 
equipment when necessary to implement such programs, and for such 
other purposes as will facilitate the administration of this section. 
"(c) (1) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated an amount 
not to exceed $3,000,000 for each of the first four fiscal years following 
the fiscal year in which this subchapter is enacted for the purpose of 
developing and carrying out medical information programs under 
this section on a pilot program basis and for the grants authority in 
subsection (b) of this section. 
Pilot programs authorized by this 
subsection shall be carried out at Veterans' Administration hospitals 
in geographically dispersed areas of the United States. 
"(2) Funds authorized under this section shall not be available to 
pay the cx)st of hospital, medical, or other care of patients except to 
the extent that such cost is determined by the Administrator to be 
incident to research, training, or demonstration activities carried out 
under this section. 
"(d) The Administrator, after consultation with the Subconmiittee 
shall prescribe regulations covering the terms and conditions for 
making grants under this section. 
"(e) Each recipient of a grant under this section shall keep such 
Recordkeeping 
records as the Administrator may prescribe, including records which 
fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the pro-
ceeds of such grant, the total cost of the project or undertaking in 
connection with w^hich such grant is made or used, and the amount of 
that portion of the cost of the project or undertaking supplied by 
other sources, and such records as will facilitate an effective audit. 
"(f) The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the 
United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall 
have access, for the purpose of audit and examination, to any books, 
documents, papers, and records of the recipient of any grant under this 
section which are pertinent to any such grant. 
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§ 5056. Coordination with programs carried out under the Heart 
Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments of 1965 
"The Administrator and the Secretary of Health, Education, and 
Welfare shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate pro-
grams carried out under this subchapter and programs carried out 
under title I X of the Public Health Service Act. 
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"§ 5057. Reports to Congress 
"The Administrator shall submit to the Congress not more than 
sixty days after the end of each fiscal year separate reports on the 
activities carried out under sections 5053 and 5054 of this subchapter, 
each report to include (1) an appraisal of the effectiveness of the 
programs authorized herein and the degree of cooperation from other 
sources, financial and otherwise, and (2) recommendations for the 
improvement or more effective administration of such programs." 
SEC. 2. The section analysis at the beginning of chapter 81 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following: 
"SUBCHAPTER IV—SHARING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, 
AND INFORMATION 
"5051. Statement of congressional purpose. 
"5052, Definitions. 
"5053. Specialized medical resources. 
"5054. Exchange of medical information. 
"5055. Pilot programs; grants to medical schools, 
"5056. Coordination with programs carried out under the Heart Disease, Cancer, 
and Stroke Amendments of 1965. 
"5075. Reports to Congress." 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS 
CORRECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE 
ERROR 
72 Stat. 1114. 
SEC. 301. Section 210 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding "(1)" immediately after "(c)" and the following new 
paragraph: 
"(2) If the Administrator determines that benefits administered 
by the Veterans' Administration have not been provided by reason 
of administrative error on the part of the Federal Government or 
any of its employees, he is authorized to provide such relief on account 
of such error as he determines equitable, including the payment of 
moneys to any person whom he determines equitably entitled thereto." 
LEASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR AIRCRAFT 
SEO. 302. Section 213 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding the following sentence: "The Administrator may also enter 
into contracts or agreements with private concerns or public agencies 
for the hiring of passenger motor vehicles or aircraft for official travel 
whenever, in his judgment, such arrangements are in the interest of 
efficiency or economy." 
TRANSPORTATION OF EMPLOYEES IN EMERGENCIES 
SEC. 303. (a) Section 233 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting " ( a ) " at the beginning thereof, and by adding a new 
subsection " ( b ) " to read as follows: 
"(b) The Administrator, when he determines that an emergency 
situation exists and that such action is necessary for the effective con-
duct of the affairs of the Veterans' Administration, may utilize Gov-
ernment-owned, or leased, vehicles to transport employees to and from 
their place of employment and the nearest adequate public transporta-
tion, or, if such public transportation is either unavailable or not 
feasible to use, to and from their place of employment and their home. 
The Administrator shall establish reasonable rates to cover the cost 
of the service rendered, and all proceeds collected therefrom shall be 
applied to the applicable appropriation." 
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(b) The catchline of such section 233 is amended to read: 
^'§233. Employees* apparel; school transportation; recreational 
equipment; visual exhibits; personal property; emer-
gency transportation of employees." 
(c) The analysis at the head of chapter 3 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by deleting: 
"233. Employees' apparel; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual 
exhibits; personal property." 
and inserting in lieu thereof: 
"233. Employees' apparel; school transportation; recreational equipment; visual 
exhibits; personal property; emergency transixortation of employees." 
AUTHORIZING 
TREATMENT 
OF 
NON-SERVICE-CX)NNECTED DISABILITY 
OF 
VEITERAN HOSPITALIZED FOR SERVICE-CXtNNECTED CONDITION 
SEC. 304. That section 610 of title 38, United States Code, is 
^^ stat. ii4i. 
amended bj^ adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) While any veteran is receiving hospital care in any Veterans' 
Administration facility, the Administrator may, within the limits of 
Veterans' Administration facilities, furnish medical services to cor-
j-ect or treat any non-service-connected disability of such veteran, in 
addition to treatment incident to the disability for which he is hos-
pitalized, if the veteran is willing, and the Administrator determines 
tliat the furnishing of such medical services (1) would be in the inter-
est of the veteran, (2) would not prolong the hospitalization of such 
veteran, and (3) would not interfere with the furnishing of medical 
services to other veterans under authority other than this subsection." 
Approved November 7, 1966. 
Public Law 89-786 
A N A C T 
November 7, 1966 
rS 2338 1 
To authorize the erection of a memorial in the District of Columbia ta 
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•' 
General John J, Pershing. 
Gen. John J. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the American p^^ ^^.^ 
Battle Monuments Commission is authorized to provide for the erec- Memorial. 
tion of a memorial to the late John J. Pershing, General of the Armies 
of the United States, and to the officers and men under his command, 
such memorial to be erected— 
(1) in accordance with a design to be submitted by the Ameri-
can Battle Monuments Commission and approved by the Presi-
dent's Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue or its 
successor in interest; and 
(2) on that parcel of federally owned land in the northwest 
section of the District of Columbia, bounded on the north by 
Pennsylvania Avenue, on the south by E Street, on the west by 
Fifteenth Street, and on the east bv Fourteenth Street. 
SEC. 2. The maintenance and care of the memorial herein authorized 
to be erected shall, upon completion, be the responsibility of the Secre-
tan'^ of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such amounts 
Appropriation. 
as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved November 7, 1966.