; (B) reimbursement; or (C) the direct provision of care by health care personnel of the Department. (3) In furnishing hospital care and medical services under paragraph (1), the Secretary may furnish hospital care and medical services for any condition regardless of whether the condition is connected to the service of the veteran in the Armed Forces. (4) (A) A veteran who has received hospital care or medical services in a country pursuant to this subsection shall remain eligible, to the extent determined advisable and practicable by the Secretary, for hospital care or medical services in that country regardless of whether the country continues to qualify as a Freely Associated State for purposes of this subsection. (B) If the Secretary determines it is no longer advisable or practicable to allow veterans described in subparagraph (A) to remain eligible for hospital care or medical services pursuant to such subparagraph, the Secretary shall— (i) provide direct notice of that determination to such veterans; and (ii) publish that determination and the reasons for that determination in the Federal Register. (5) In this subsection, the term Freely Associated States means— (A) the Federated States of Micronesia, during such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 ( Public Law 99–239 ; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, during such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association set forth in section 201 of the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 ( Public Law 99–239 ; 48 U.S.C. 1901 note); and (C) the Republic of Palau, during such time as it is a party to the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of Joint Resolution entitled Joint Resolution to approve the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau, and for other purposes ( Public Law 99–658