38 U.S.C. § 8509 — Definitions

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This section defines 'facility' and 'Department facility' for this subchapter. Both terms mean places the Department directly and exclusively controls. That includes hospitals or other facilities on property the United States owns or leases, run by the Department.

In this subchapter, the terms "facility" and "Department facility" mean any facility where the Department has direct and exclusive administrative control. That includes hospitals and other facilities located on property the United States owns or leases, as long as the Department is the one operating them.

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The term “facility” or “Department facility” as used in this subchapter means those facilities over which the Department has direct and exclusive administrative jurisdiction, including hospitals or other facilities on property owned or leased by the United States while operated by the Department.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1259, § 5209; renumbered § 8509, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404.)

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1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-857 · 72 Stat. 1259
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 238
1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-83 · 105 Stat. 404

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