Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102
§1751 Screening, Counseling, and Medical Treatment
Title 38 › PART II — GENERAL BENEFITS › CHAPTER 17 — HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE › SUBCHAPTER VI — SICKLE CELL ANEMIA › § 1751
Summary
Allows the Secretary to run a full program to provide testing, counseling, medical care, and information about sickle cell anemia under this chapter.
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Title 38, §1751
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The Secretary is authorized to carry out a comprehensive program of providing sickle cell anemia screening, counseling, treatment, and information under the provisions of this chapter.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 651 of this title as this section and substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 1, 1973, see section 501 of Pub. L. 93–82, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1973 Amendment note under section 1701 of this title.
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 1751
Title 38, Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102