1 See References in Text note below.
(Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of the enactment of this paragraph, referred to in subsec. (c)(3), is the date of enactment of Puspan. L. 117–175, which was approved Sept. 16, 2022.
The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986, referred to in subsec. (d)(12), was renamed the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act by Puspan. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXII, § 3206(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1193.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (c)(3). Puspan. L. 117–175 added par. (3).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Date Fully Operational
Puspan. L. 114–198, title IX, § 924(c), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 769, provided that:
“The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the Office of Patient Advocacy established under section 7309A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is fully operational not later than the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [July 22, 2016].”