The Secretary shall examine the feasibility of entering into an arrangement for the sharing of medical facilities and services between the Indian Health Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs and shall, in accordance with subsection (b), prepare a report on the feasibility of such an arrangement and submit such report to the Congress by no later than September 30, 1990.
The Secretary shall not take any action under this section or under subchapter IV of chapter 81 of title 38 which would impair-
Nothing in this section may be construed as creating any right of a veteran to obtain health services from the Indian Health Service except as provided in an agreement under subsection (c).
25 U.S.C. § 1680f
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2003-Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 108-170 substituted "George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center" for "Department of Veterans Affairs medical center".1992- Pub. L. 102-573, §902(9), amended section catchline.1991-Subsecs. (a), (b)(3), (4), (6). Pub. L. 102-54, §13(j)(2)(A), substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration".Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102-54, §13(j)(2)(B), substituted "Not later than December 23, 1988, the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall" for "Within 30 days after November 23, 1988, the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs are authorized and directed to".Subsec. (c)(1)(A), (B). Pub. L. 102-54, §13(j)(2)(A), substituted "Department of Veterans Affairs" for "Veterans' Administration".Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 102-54, §13(j)(2)(C), substituted "Not later than November 23, 1990, the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall" for "Not later than 2 years after November 23, 1988, the Secretary and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
DESIGNATION OF GEORGE E. WAHLEN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER Pub. L. 108-170, title II, §244, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2054, provided that: "The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 6, 2003] be known and designated as the 'George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center'. Any references to such facility in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."
- Service
- The term "Service" means the Indian Health Service.