<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id55558216-f67d-11e5-8cc7-9b652666228a" identifier="/us/usc/t38/s8169"><num value="8169">§ 8169.</num><heading> Expiration</heading><content>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0">The authority of the Secretary to enter into enhanced-use leases under this subchapter expires on <date date="2023-12-31">December 31, 2023</date>.</p>
</content><sourceCredit id="id55558217-f67d-11e5-8cc7-9b652666228a">(Added <ref href="/us/pl/102/86/tIV">Pub. L. 102–86, title IV</ref>, § 401(a), <date date="1991-08-14">Aug. 14, 1991</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/105/422">105 Stat. 422</ref>; amended <ref href="/us/pl/103/452/tI">Pub. L. 103–452, title I</ref>, § 103(d), <date date="1994-11-02">Nov. 2, 1994</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/108/4786">108 Stat. 4786</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/104/110/tI">Pub. L. 104–110, title I</ref>, § 101(k), <date date="1996-02-13">Feb. 13, 1996</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/110/769">110 Stat. 769</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/105/114/tII">Pub. L. 105–114, title II</ref>, § 205(a), <date date="1997-11-21">Nov. 21, 1997</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/111/2288">111 Stat. 2288</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/106/117/tII">Pub. L. 106–117, title II</ref>, § 208(e), <date date="1999-11-30">Nov. 30, 1999</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/113/1568">113 Stat. 1568</ref>; Pub. L. 112—154, title II, § 211(j), <date date="2012-08-06">Aug. 6, 2012</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/126/1182">126 Stat. 1182</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="id55558219-f67d-11e5-8cc7-9b652666228a"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Amendments</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2012—<ref href="/us/pl/112/154">Pub. L. 112–154</ref> substituted “<date date="2023-12-31">December 31, 2023</date>” for “<date date="2011-12-31">December 31, 2011</date>”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1999—<ref href="/us/pl/106/117">Pub. L. 106–117</ref> substituted “<date date="2011-12-31">December 31, 2011</date>” for “<date date="2001-12-31">December 31, 2001</date>”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1997—<ref href="/us/pl/105/114">Pub. L. 105–114</ref> substituted “<date date="2001-12-31">December 31, 2001</date>” for “<date date="1997-12-31">December 31, 1997</date>”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1996—<ref href="/us/pl/104/110">Pub. L. 104–110</ref> substituted “<date date="1997-12-31">December 31, 1997</date>” for “<date date="1995-12-31">December 31, 1995</date>”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1994—<ref href="/us/pl/103/452">Pub. L. 103–452</ref> substituted “<date date="1995-12-31">December 31, 1995</date>” for “<date date="1994-12-31">December 31, 1994</date>”.</p>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="miscellaneous" id="id5555821a-f67d-11e5-8cc7-9b652666228a"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Ratification of Actions During Period of Expired Authority</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Any action taken by Secretary of Veterans Affairs before <date date="1996-02-13">Feb. 13, 1996</date>, under provision of law amended by title I of <ref href="/us/pl/104/110">Pub. L. 104–110</ref> that was taken during period beginning on date on which authority of Secretary under such provision of law expired and ending on <date date="1996-02-13">Feb. 13, 1996</date>, considered to have same force and effect as if such amendment had been in effect at time of that action, see <ref href="/us/pl/104/110/s103">section 103 of Pub. L. 104–110</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t38/s1710">section 1710 of this title</ref>.</p>
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