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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 17— HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE · SUBCHAPTER II— HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, OR DOMICILIARY CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT · § 1712B

§ 1712B. Counseling for former prisoners of war

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The Secretary may establish a program under which, upon the request of a veteran who is a former prisoner of war, the Secretary, within the limits of Department facilities, furnishes counseling to such veteran to assist such veteran in overcoming the psychological effects of the veteran’s detention or internment as a prisoner of war.
(Added Pub. L. 99–166, title I, § 107(a), Dec. 3, 1985, 99 Stat. 945, § 612B; renumbered § 1712B and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404–406.)
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  • Pub. L. 99–166, title I, § 107(a)
  • 99 Stat. 945
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • 105 Stat. 404–406
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • section 612B of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3)
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§ 1712B
Counseling for former prisoners of war
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–166, title I, § 107(a)
Stat.99 Stat. 945
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–83
Stat.105 Stat. 404–406
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
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