So you need to increase the amount for the program. Next question. Over two years ago, Congress gave the Department the authority to provide direct care to U.S. veterans in the freely associated states. So that would be Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. And we recruit from these Federated States or freely associated States, and they sign up to serve our country in great numbers through the Compact of Free Associations. (01:44–01:51)
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