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38 U.S.C. § 1722

Determination of inability to defray necessary expenses; income thresholds

United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective

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38 U.S.C. § 1722, Determination of inability to defray necessary expenses; income thresholds, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472822
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For the purposes of section 1710(a)(2)(G) of this title, a veteran shall be considered to be unable to defray the expenses of necessary care if— For purposes of subsection (a)(3), the income threshold for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1990, is— A veteran is described in this paragraph for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section if— For purposes of this section: For the purposes of section 1724(c) of this title, the fact that a veteran is—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-581(H.R. 2735)1976-10-21
    Veterans Omnibus Health Care Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 96-330(H.R. 7102)1980-08-26
    Veterans' Administration Health-Care Program Amendments of 1980
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-272(H.R. 3128)1986-04-07
    Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-322(H.R. 2616)1988-05-20
    Veterans' Benefits and Services Act of 1988
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-508(H.R. 5835)1990-11-05
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
    House: 227–200Senate: 54–45
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-40(H.R. 598)1991-05-07
    Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991
    House: 399–0Senate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-83(H.R. 2525)1991-08-06
    Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-262(H.R. 3118)1996-10-09
    Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 112-154(H.R. 1627)2012-08-06
    Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012
    House: 380–0Senate: no recorded tally