{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1712b","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1712B","heading":"Counseling for former prisoners of war","body":"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.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 17—HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"1b910608cff1cb9a0e0d9784b62917ca1fa2f6a7d88c226944909d7b3ba0ae2a","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1712a","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1712c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}