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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

From money the Department gets under section 8222, the Secretary can spend up to 30% for two purposes. First, to change or fix Department buildings and buy or replace equipment, and to add classrooms, labs, or other teaching space so the buildings can be used for training health workers under section 7302. Second, to give special funding to Department hospitals and other medical facilities to start or develop better education and training methods, including plans that shorten training time without hurting 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.