Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 113 Part 3.djvu/54

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113 STAT. 1572 PUBLIC LAW 106-117—NOV. 30, 1999 "(B) A description of the changes in the functions to be carried out and the means by which such care and services would continue to be provided to eligible veterans. "(C) A description of the anticipated effects of the closure on veterans and on their access to care.". SEC. 302. PATIENT SERVICES AT DEPARTMENT FAdLITIES. Section 7803 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking "(a)" before "The csmteens"; and (B) by striking "in this subsection;" and all that follows through "the premises" and inserting "in this section"; and (2) by striking subsection (b). 38 USC 1710 SEC. 303. CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT. Deadline. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. — Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, after consultation with chiropractors, shall establish a policy for the Veterans Health Administration regarding the role of chiropractic treatment in the care of veterans under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code. (b) DEFINITIONS. —For purposes of this section: (1) The term "chiropractic treatment" means the manual manipulation of the spine performed by a chiropractor for the treatment of such musculo-skeletal conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) The term "chiropractor" means an individual who— (A) is licensed to practice chiropractic in the State in which the individual performs chiropractic services; and (B) holds the degree of doctor of chiropractic from a chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education. SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF HOSPITAL BED REPLACEMENT BUILDING AT lOANNIS A. LOUGARIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, RENO, NEVADA. The hospital bed replacement building under construction at the loannis A. Lougaris Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Reno, Nevada, is hereby designated as the "Jack Streeter Building". Any reference to that building in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Jack Streeter Building. TITLE IV—CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES MATTERS SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects, with each project to be carried out in the amount specified for that project: (1) Construction of a long-term care facility at the Department of Veterems Affairs Medical Center, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in an amount not to exceed $14,500,000. (2) Renovations and environmental improvements at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota, in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.