PUBLIC LAW 94^581—OCT. 21, 1976
90 STAT. 2843
" (A)(i) Depreciation of original vehicle costs; "(ii) gasoline and oil costs; " (iii) maintenance, accessories, parts, and tire costs; "(iv) insurance costs; and "(v) State and Federal taxes. "(B) The availability of and time required for public transportation. "(C) The per diem rates, mileage allowances, and expenses of travel authorized under sections 5702 and 5704 of title 5 for employees of the United States. "(4) Before determining rates under this section, and not later than sixty days after the effective date of this subsection, and thereafter not later than sixty days after any alteration in the rates described in paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the rates the Administrator proposes to establish or continue with a full justification therefor in terms of each of the limitations and factors set forth in this section.". SEC. 102. Section 601 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) amending paragraph (5) by striking out in clause (B) all after "training" and inserting in lieu thereof "for the members of the immediate family or legal guardian of a veteran, or the individual in whose household such veteran certifies an intention to live, as may be essential to the effective treatment and rehabilitation of a veteran or dependent or survivor of a veteran receiving care under the last sentence of section 613(b) of this title; and"; (2) amending paragraph (6) to read as follows: "(6) The term 'medical services' includes, in addition to medical examination, treatment, and rehabilitative services— " (A)(i) surgical services, dental services and appliances as authorized in section 612(b), (c), (d), and (e) of this title, optometric and podiatric services, and (except under the conditions described in section 612(f)(1)(A) of this title), wheelchairs, artificial limbs, trusses, and similar appliances, special clothing made necessary by the wearing of prosthetic appliances, and such other supplies or services as the Administrator determines to be reasonable and necessary, and (ii) travel and incidental expenses pursuant to the provisions of section 111 of this title; and "(B) such consultation, professional counseling, training, and mental health services as are necessary in connection with the treatment— "(i) of the service-connected disability of a veteran pursuant to section 612(a) of this title, and "(ii) in the discretion of the Administrator, of the nonservice-connected disability of a veteran eligible for treatment under section 612(f)(1)(B) of this title where such services were initiated during the veteran's hospitalization and the provision of such services on an outpatient basis is essential to permit the discharge of the veteran from the hospital, for the members of the immediate family or legal guardian of a veteran, or the individual in whose household such veteran certifies an intention to live, as may be essential to the effective treatment and rehabilitation of the veteran (including, under the terms and conditions set forth in section 111 of this title, necessary
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