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[80 STAT. 1372]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1966
[80 STAT. 1372]

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PUBLIC LAW 89-785-NOV. 7, 1966

[80 STAT.

"§ 4117. Contracts for scarce medical specialist services "The Administrator may enter into contracts with medical schools and clinics to provide scarce medical specialist services at Veterans' Administration facilities (including, but not limited to, services of radiologists, pathologists, and psychiatrists)." (b) The analysis of such chapter 73 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "4117. Contracts for scarce medical specialist services." TITLE II — AMENDMENTS TO C H A P T E R 81 O F TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE—ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY F A C I L I T I E S; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY ACQUISITION, M A I N T E N A N C E, A N D CHARGE FOR P A R K I N G F A C I L I T I E S 72 Stat. 1252.

SEC. 201. (a) Section 5004 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 5004, Garages and parking facilities " (a) The Administrator may construct and maintain on reservations of Veterans' Administration hospitals and domiciliaries, garages for the accommodation of privately owned automobiles of employees of such hospitals and domiciliaries. Employees using such garages &hall make such reimbursement therefor as the Administrator may deem reasonable. "(b)(1) The Administrator may establish, operate, and maintain, in conjunction with Veterans' Administration hospitals and domiciliaries, parking facilities for the accommodation of privately owned vehicles of Federal employees, and vehicles of visitors and other individuals having business at such hospitals and domiciliaries. "(2) The Administrator may establish and collect (or provide for the collection of) fees, for the use of the parking facilities, authorized by subsection (b)(1) of this section, at such rate or rates which he determines would be reasonable under the particular circumstances; but no fee may be charged for the accommodation of any privately owned vehicle used in connection with the transportation of a veteran to or from such a hospital or domiciliary for the purpose of examination or treatment or in connection with a visit to a patient or member in such hospital or domiciliary. "(3) The Administrator may contract, by lease or otherwise, with responsible persons, firms or corporations, for the operation of such parking facilities, under such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, and without regard to the laws concerning advertising for competitive bids. "(c) Money received from the use of the garages and from the parking facilities operations authorized by this section, may be credited to the applicable appropriation charged with the cost of operating and maintaining these facilities. Any amount not needed for the maintenance, operation, and repair of these facilities shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts." (b) The table of sections, appearing at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title 38, is amended by deleting therefrom: "5004. Garages on hospital and domiciliary reservations."

and inserting in lieu thereof: "5004. Garages and parking facilities."