Editorial Notes
References in Text

Public Law 87–693, commonly known as the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2)(I), is Pub. L. 87–693, Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 593, which is classified generally to chapter 32 (§ 2651 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (b)(2)(H), (I). Pub. L. 115–182 added subpars. (H) and (I) and struck out former subpar. (H), which read as follows:

“(i) To a non-Department entity (including private entities and other Federal agencies) that provides hospital care or medical services to veterans as authorized by the Secretary.

“(ii) An entity to which a record is disclosed under this subparagraph may not redisclose or use such record for a purpose other than that for which the disclosure was made.”

2017—Subsec. (b)(2)(H). Pub. L. 115–26 added subpar. (H).

2011—Subsec. (b)(2)(G). Pub. L. 112–74 added subpar. (G).

2010—Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 111–163 added subpar. (F).

2006—Subsec. (b)(2)(E). Pub. L. 109–461 added subpar. (E).

1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 401(a)(4)(A), renumbered section 4132 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this section” after “subsections (e) and (f)” and after “subsection (b)”.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(2), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “5701” for “3301”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this subsection” after “Paragraph (1)”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this section” after “subsection (a)”.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(1), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this section” after “subsection (a)” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(1), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this section” after “subsection (a)”.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(1), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places.

Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “7334” for “4134”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this section” after “subsection (b)(2)(D)” and after “subsection (a)”.

Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(2), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration”.

Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this section” after “subsection (a)” and “of this subsection” after “paragraph (2)”.

Subsec. (f)(2)(A). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(4), struck out “of this subsection” after “paragraph (1)”.

Subsec. (f)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102–40, § 403(a)(5), struck out “of this paragraph” after “subparagraph (A)”.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), substituted “5701(f)” for “3301(f)” in two places.

1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–322, § 121(a), (e)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted “infection with the human immunodeficiency virus,” after “alcohol abuse,”, substituted “subsections (e) and (f)” for “subsection (e)”, and added par. (2).

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 100–322, § 121(b)(1), struck out “pursuant to section 4134 of this title” before period at end.

Subsec. (b)(2)(C), (D). Pub. L. 100–322, § 121(b)(2), added subpar. (C) and redesignated former subpar. (C) as (D).

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–322, § 121(e)(2), substituted “subsection (b)(2)(D)” for “subsection (b)(2)(C)”.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–322, § 121(c)(2), added subsec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100–322, § 121(c)(1), (d), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g) and substituted “shall be fined, in the case of a first offense, up to the maximum amount provided under section 3301(f) of this title for a first offense under that section and, in the case of a subsequent offense, up to the maximum amount provided under section 3301(f) of this title for a subsequent offense under that section.” for “shall be fined not more than $500 in the case of a first offense, and not more than $5,000 in the case of each subsequent offense”.