; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is repealed. (B) Conforming amendment Section 208 of such Act is amended— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking hospital care and medical services under section 101 and inserting care and services under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code ; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking hospital care and medical services and inserting care and services . (c) Repeal of authority To contract for scarce medical specialists (1) In general Section 7409 of title 38, United States Code, is repealed. (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 7409. 3. Authorization of provider agreements under Care in the Community Program (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1703 the following new section: 1703A. Care in the Community Program: provider agreements (a) Agreements To Furnish Care The Secretary may furnish care and services under the Care in the Community Program under section 1703 of this title by entering into agreements under this section with eligible providers that are certified under subsection (c). (b) Eligible providers For purposes of this section, an eligible provider is one of the following: (1) A provider of services that has enrolled and entered into a provider agreement under section 1866(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a) ). (2) A physician or supplier that has enrolled and entered into a participation agreement under section 1842(h) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395u(h) ). (3) A provider of items and services receiving payment under a State plan under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a waiver of such a plan. (4) A provider that is— (A) an Aging and Disability Resource Center, an area agency on aging, or a State agency (as defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3002 ))