Sec. 301. Modification of process through which Department of Veterans Affairs records obligations for non-Department care
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Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Notwithstanding sections 1341(a)(1) and 1501 of title 31, the Secretary may record as an obligation of the United States Government amounts owed for hospital care or medical services furnished under this chapter at non-Department facilities on the date on which a claim by a health care provider for payment is approved rather than on the date that the hospital care or medical services are authorized by the Secretary. .
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1730A the following new item: 1730B. Recording obligations for care at non-Department facilities. .