1.Eligibility of certain
veterans who serve in support of Operation New Dawn for hospital care, medical
services, and nursing home care provided by the Department of Veterans
AffairsSection 1710(e)(1)(D)
of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)by striking
Subject to paragraphs
and inserting (i) Subject to
paragraphs
; and
(2)by adding at the
end the following new clause:
(ii)Notwithstanding any determination of the
Secretary under clause (i), for the purposes of such clause, service in support
of Operation New Dawn shall be considered to be a service in a theater of
combat operations during a period of
war.
.