[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1324 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1324

To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the rules relating to 
 crediting of third-party reimbursements received by the United States 
 for the costs of medical services and hospital care furnished by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1991

  Mr. Penny introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the rules relating to 
 crediting of third-party reimbursements received by the United States 
 for the costs of medical services and hospital care furnished by the 
                    Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CREDITING OF THIRD-PARTY PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Paragraph (4) of section 1729(g) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(4) The unobligated balance remaining in the Fund at the close of 
business on September 30 of any fiscal year which is in excess of any 
part of such balance that the Secretary determines is necessary in 
order to enable the Secretary to defray, during the next fiscal year, 
the expenses, payments, and costs described in paragraph (3) shall, not 
later than January 1 of the next fiscal year, be allocated as follows:
            ``(A) One-third shall be deposited in the Nursing Home 
        Revolving Fund.
            ``(B) Two-thirds shall be deposited to the credit of 
        appropriations available for the operation of Department 
        medical centers, to be allocated to each medical center in 
        proportion to the amounts credited to the Fund during the 
        previous fiscal year that were attributable to care and 
        services furnished through each such medical center.''.

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