38 U.S. Code § 8110 - Operation of medical facilities
Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in former section 5001(a)(2), (3), (h) of this title prior to the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 96–22.
2018—Subsecs. (c) to (f). Pub. L. 115–251 redesignated subsecs. (d) to (f) as (c) to (e), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (c) which read as follows: “The Secretary shall include in the materials submitted to Congress each year in support of the budget of the Department for the next fiscal year a report on activities and proposals involving contracting for performance by contractor personnel of work previously performed by Department employees. The report shall—
“(1) identify those specific activities that are currently performed at a Department facility by more than 10 Department employees which the Secretary proposes to study for possible contracting involving conversion from performance by Department employees to performance by employees of a contractor; and
“(2) identify those specific activities that have been contracted for performance by contractor employees during the prior fiscal year (shown by location, subject, scope of contracts, and savings) and shall describe the effect of such contracts on the quality of delivery of health services during such year.”
2002—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 107–314 struck out “at not more than 125,000 and not less than 100,000” before period at end of first sentence, “shall operate and maintain a total of not less than 90,000 hospital beds and nursing home beds and” before “shall maintain the availability” in third sentence, and “to enable the Department to operate and maintain a total of not less than 90,000 hospital and nursing home beds in accordance with this paragraph and” after “construction sufficient” in fourth sentence.
Pub. L. 107–135, § 124(a)(1), inserted “and in a manner consistent with the policies of the Secretary on overtime,” after “complete care of patients,” in fifth sentence.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–135, § 124(a)(2), inserted “, including the staffing required to maintain such capacities,” after “all Department medical facilities”, substituted “, to minimize” for “and to minimize”, and inserted before period at end “, and to ensure that eligible veterans are provided such care and services in an appropriate manner”.
Subsec. (a)(3)(A). Pub. L. 107–135, § 124(b)(1), inserted “the adequacy of staff levels for compliance with the policy established under subparagraph (C),” after “regarding”.
Subsec. (a)(3)(C). Pub. L. 107–135, § 124(b)(2), added subpar. (C).
1999—Subsecs. (d) to (f). Pub. L. 106–117 added subsecs. (d) to (f).
1996—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–262, § 101(e)(4), substituted “section 1710(a)” for “section 1712”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–262, § 305, amended subsec. (c) generally, substituting provisions consisting of an introductory par. and pars. (1) and (2), relating to reports on activities and proposals involving contracting for performance by contractor personnel of work previously performed by Department employees for provisions consisting of pars. (1) to (9), relating to conversion of activities at health-care facilities from those performed by Federal employees to those performed by Government contractors.
1995—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 104–66 substituted “subparagraph (C)” for “subparagraph (D)” in subpars. (A) and (B), redesignated subpar. (D) as (C), and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: “Whenever the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is required to submit a certification under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report stating the Comptroller General’s opinion as to whether the Director has complied with the requirements of that subparagraph. The Comptroller General shall submit the report not later than fifteen days after the end of the period specified in such subparagraph for the Director to submit the certification.”
1994—Subsec. (a)(3)(B), (5), (6). Pub. L. 103–446, § 1201(b)(1), substituted “Veterans Health Administration” for “Department of Medicine and Surgery” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 103–446, § 1201(d)(17), substituted “section 513 or 7409” for “section 213 or 4117”.
Subsec. (c)(7). Pub. L. 103–446, § 1201(g)(7), which provided for striking out obsolete or executed provisions and directed the amendment of subsec. (c) by striking out par. (7), was not executed because of the prior amendment of subsec. (c) by Pub. L. 103–446, § 1103. See below.
Pub. L. 103–446, § 1103, added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: “Not later than February 1, 1984, and February 1 of each of the five succeeding years, the Secretary shall submit a written report to Congress describing the extent to which activities at Department health-care facilities were performed by contractors during the preceding fiscal year and the actual cost savings resulting from such contracts.”
Subsec. (c)(8), (9). Pub. L. 103–446, § 1103, added pars. (8) and (9).
1992—Subsecs. (a)(3), (b), (c)(1), (3)(B). Pub. L. 102–405 substituted “Under Secretary for Health” for “Chief Medical Director” wherever appearing.
1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1), renumbered section 5010 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1712” for “612” in par. (2).
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” in two places.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” and “Secretary’s” for “Administrator’s” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” wherever appearing.
Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “8111, 8111A, or 8153” for “5011, 5011A, or 5053” in par. (3)(A).
1988—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 100–322, § 222(a), added par. (6).
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 100–322, § 401(a), inserted “responsive bids are received from at least two responsible, financially autonomous bidders and” after “only if”.
1986—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99–576 substituted “125,000 and not less than 100,000” for “one hundred and twenty-five thousand and not less than one hundred thousand” and “90,000” for “ninety thousand” in two places.
1984—Subsec. (a)(4)(C). Pub. L. 98–528 substituted provision requiring the Comptroller General to submit a report stating the Comptroller General’s opinion as to whether the Director has complied with subpar. (B) not later than fifteen days after end of period specified in that subparagraph for Director to submit required certification for provision which had required the Comptroller General to submit a report stating the Comptroller General’s opinion as to whether the Director has complied with the requirements of any law making appropriations for the Veterans’ Administration for any fiscal year or any part thereof regarding funded personnel ceilings not later than forty-fifth day after enactment of each such law.
1983—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–452 substituted “section 1105 of title 31” for “section 201(a) of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 11(a))”.
Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 98–160 substituted “quantity and quality” for “quantity or quality”.
1982—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–306 added subsec. (c).
1981—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–72, § 108(a)(1), struck out provision authorizing the Administrator, subject to the approval of the President to establish and operate not less than 125,000 hospital beds in medical facilities over which the Administrator has direct jurisdiction for the care and treatment of eligible veterans and substituted therefor provisions directing the Administrator to establish a total number of hospital beds and nursing home beds in medical facilities over which the Administrator has direct jurisdiction for the care and treatment of eligible veterans at not more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand and not less than one hundred thousand, and provided that the Administrator establish the total number of such beds so as to maintain a contingency capacity to assist the Department of Defense in time of war or national emergency to care for the casualties of such war or national emergency, that of the number of beds authorized pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Administrator operate and maintain a total of not less than ninety thousand hospital beds and nursing home beds and maintain the availability of such additional beds and facilities in addition to the operating bed level as the Administrator considers necessary for such contingency purposes, and that the President include in the Budget transmitted to the Congress for each fiscal year pursuant to section 201(a) of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.S.C. 11(a)), an amount for medical care and amounts for construction.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 97–72, § 108(a)(2), struck out provision requiring that the Chief Medical Director periodically analyze agencywide admission policies and the records of those eligible veterans who apply for hospital care and medical services and annually advise each committee of the results and the added requirements which those results indicate and substituted therefor provisions that the Chief Medical Director, at the end of each fiscal year, (i) analyze agencywide admission policies and the records of those eligible veterans who apply for hospital care, medical services and nursing home care, but are rejected or not immediately admitted or provided such care or services, and (ii) review and made recommendations regarding the adequacy of the established operating bed levels, the geographic distribution of operating beds, the demographic characteristics of the veteran population and the associated need for medical care and nursing home facilities and services in each State, and the proportion of the total number of operating beds that are hospital beds and that are nursing home beds, and that, after considering the analyses and recommendations of the Chief Medical Director pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph for any fiscal year, the Administrator report to the committees, on or before December 1 after the close of such fiscal year, on the results of the analysis of the Chief Medical Director and on the required number of beds and the level of treatment capacities required.
Subsec. (a)(4)(A). Pub. L. 97–66, § 601(b)(1)(A), inserted “for any fiscal year (or any part of a fiscal year)” after “With respect to each law making appropriations for the Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (a)(4)(B). Pub. L. 97–66, § 601(b)(1)(B), inserted “(or part of a fiscal year)” after “provide to the Veterans’ Administration for the fiscal year”.
Subsec. (a)(4)(D). Pub. L. 97–66, § 601(b)(1)(B), inserted “(or part of a fiscal year)” after “fiscal year” in two places.
Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 97–66, § 601(b)(2), added par. (5).
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 97–72, § 108(b), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b), authorizing the Administrator to establish, subject to the approval of the President, not less than twelve thousand beds during fiscal year 1980, and during each fiscal year thereafter, for the furnishing of nursing home care to eligible veterans in facilities over which the Administrator has direct jurisdiction, was struck out.
1979—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 96–151 added par. (4).
Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VII, § 726(b), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2599, provided that:
Pub. L. 100–322, title II, § 222(b), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 531, provided that:
Pub. L. 100–322, title IV, § 401(b), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 543, provided that:
Amendment by section 601(b)(1) of Pub. L. 97–66 effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 701(b)(4) of Pub. L. 97–66, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
Amendment by section 601(b)(2) of Pub. L. 97–66 effective Oct. 17, 1981, see section 701(b)(1) of Pub. L. 97–66, set out as a note under section 1114 of this title.
Pub. L. 96–151, title III, § 301(b), Dec. 20, 1979, 93 Stat. 1096, provided that:
Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, but not applicable with respect to the acquisition, construction, or alteration of any medical facilities if the acquisition, construction, or alteration (not including exchange) was approved by the President before Oct. 1, 1979, see section 302 of Pub. L. 96–22, set out as a note under section 8101 of this title.
Pub. L. 116–315, title III, § 3009, Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4997, as amended by Pub. L. 117–29, § 1, July 29, 2021, 135 Stat. 306, provided that:
Pub. L. 116–315, title V, § 5102, Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 5026, provided that:
Pub. L. 116–315, title V, § 5201, Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 5034, provided that:
Pub. L. 116–94, div. F, title II, § 252, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2808, provided that:
Pub. L. 115–182, title IV, §§ 401, 402, June 6, 2018, 132 Stat. 1470, 1471, as amended by Pub. L. 115–251, title II, § 211(b)(8), Sept. 29, 2018, 132 Stat. 3177, provided that:
Pub. L. 108–422, title VI, § 602, Nov. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2397, provided that:
Pub. L. 100–322, title I, § 136, May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 507, directed Administrator, not later than June 1, 1988, to convert underused space located in facilities under jurisdiction of Administrator in urban areas with significant numbers of homeless veterans into 500 domiciliary-care beds to be used for care of veterans in need of domiciliary care, primarily homeless veterans.
Pub. L. 97–306, title IV, § 409(a), Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1446, provided that: