S 1553 · 95th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to permit veterans to determine how certain drugs and medicines will be supplied to them.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1977-05-18)
Plain Language Summary
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Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to permit a veteran, who is being supplied with drugs but who is not a patient in a Veterans' Administration facility, to determine whether the drugs will be supplied directly by the Administrator or from a source approved by the Administrator and whether the Administrator shall pay such source directly or reimburse the veteran who will pay for the drugs.…
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