107 STAT. 2496 PUBLIC LAW 103-210—DEC. 20, 1993 Public Law 103-210 ^- 103d Congress An Act Dec 20 1993 "^^ amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional authority for the ' Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide health care for veterans of the Persian [H.R. 2535] Giilf War. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PRIORITY HEALTH CARE TO VET- ERANS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR. (a) INPATIENT CARE. —(1) Section 1710(a)(l)(G) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out or radiation" and inserting in lieu thereof ", radiation, or environmental hazard". (2) Section 1710(e) of such title is amended— (A) by inserting at the end of paragraph (1) the following new subparagraph: "(C) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a veteran who the Secretary finds may have been exposed while serving on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War to a toxic substance or environmental hazard is eligible for hospital care and nursing home care under subsection (a)(l)(G) of this section for any disability, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to conclude that such disability may be associated with such exposure."; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out subparagraph (A) or (B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)"; and (C) in paragraph (3), by striking out the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof ", or, in the case of care for a veteran described in paragraph (I)(C), after December 31, 1994. ". (b) OUTPATIENT CARE.— Section 1712(a) of such title is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (B); (B) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof"; and"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(D) during the period before December 31, 1994, for any disability in the case of a veteran who served on active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War and who the Secretary finds may have been exposed to a toxic substance or environmental hazard during such service, notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence
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