§8241 — Title 38 Veterans' Benefits | U.S. Code

§8241 Expenditures to remodel and make special allocations to Department hospitals for health manpower education and training

Title 38 › Part PART VI— - ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 82— - ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING NEW STATE MEDICAL SCHOOLS; GRANTS TO AFFILIATED MEDICAL SCHOOLS; ASSISTANCE TO HEALTH MANPOWER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT HOSPITAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING CAPACITY › § 8241

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may use money provided under section 8222, up to 30 percent of those funds, for two things. First, fixing, expanding, remodeling, or equipping Department buildings and adding classrooms, labs, or other teaching space so they can be used for education and training of health personnel to carry out the purpose in section 7302. Second, special payments to Department hospitals and other medical facilities to develop or start better education and training methods, including plans that shorten training time if they do not reduce quality.

Title 38, §8241

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Out of funds appropriated to the Department pursuant to the authorization in section 8222 of this title, the Secretary may expend such sums as the Secretary deems necessary, not to exceed 30 per centum thereof, for (1) the necessary extension, expansion, alteration, improvement, remodeling, or repair of Department buildings and structures (including provision of initial equipment, replacement of obsolete or worn-out equipment, and, where necessary, addition of classrooms, lecture facilities, laboratories, and other teaching facilities) to the extent necessary to make them suitable for use for health manpower education and training in order to carry out the purpose set forth in section 7302, and (2) special allocations to Department hospitals and other medical facilities for the development or initiation of improved methods of education and training which may include the development or initiation of plans which reduce the period of required education and training for health personnel but which do not adversely affect the quality of such education or training.

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(2)(E), renumbered section 5096 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” in section catchline and wherever appearing in text. Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(b)(7), substituted “7302” for “4101(b)”. Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “8222” for “5082”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–581 substituted “the Administrator” for “he”.

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Effective Date

of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.