[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2325 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 663

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2325

                          [Report No. 103-385]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend certain laws under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to reauthorize programs relating to substance abuse 
  and homeless assistance for veterans, to authorize a demonstration 
   program to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title





                                                       Calendar No. 663
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2325

                          [Report No. 103-385]

   To amend certain laws under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to reauthorize programs relating to substance abuse 
  and homeless assistance for veterans, to authorize a demonstration 
   program to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 26 (legislative day, July 20), 1994

Mr. Rockefeller (for himself, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Campbell, and 
Mr. Wellstone) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

Reported by Mr. Rockefeller, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend certain laws under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to reauthorize programs relating to substance abuse 
  and homeless assistance for veterans, to authorize a demonstration 
   program to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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              -D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N -P-R-O-G-R-A-M -O-F 
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              -T-H-E-R-A-P-E-U-T-I-C -T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-O-N-A-L 
              -H-O-U-S-I-N-G-.

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              -O-T-H-E-R -V-E-T-E-R-A-N-S-.

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              -c-h-r-o-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -m-e-n-t-a-l-l-y -i-l-l -a-n-d 
              -o-t-h-e-r -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s
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-c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-i-e-s-, -p-s-y-c-h-i-a-t-r-i-c -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l 
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        -h-o-m-e -c-a-r-e -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -f-o-r -a 
        -c-h-r-o-n-i-c -m-e-n-t-a-l -i-l-l-n-e-s-s 
        -d-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-y-; -a-n-d
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        -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d -c-h-r-o-n-i-c -m-e-n-t-a-l -i-l-l-n-e-s-s 
        -d-i-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-b-) -B-e-f-o-r-e -f-u-r-n-i-s-h-i-n-g -c-a-r-e -a-n-d 
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-i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
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-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
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-f-a-c-i-l-i-t-y-.
    -`-`-(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)---
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        -a-n-d
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-p-a-y-m-e-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
    -`-`-(-4-) -A-n-y -f-u-n-d-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -t-h-r-o-u-g-h 
-r-e-i-m-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-3-) 
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-t-h-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.
    -`-`-(-d-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -n-o-t -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-c-a-r-e -a-n-d -t-r-e-a-t-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -r-e-h-a-b-i-l-i-t-a-t-i-v-e 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -a-f-t-e-r 
-S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-8-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -C-l-e-r-i-c-a-l -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -t-a-b-l-e 
-o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-t -t-h-e -b-e-g-i-n-n-i-n-g -o-f -s-u-c-h 
-c-h-a-p-t-e-r -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -a-f-t-e-r 
-t-h-e -i-t-e-m -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-7-2-0-D -t-h-e 
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -i-t-e-m-:

-`-`-1-7-2-0-E-. -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y---b-a-s-e-d -r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l 
                            -c-a-r-e -f-o-r -h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s 
                            -m-e-n-t-a-l-l-y -i-l-l -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r 
                            -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-.-'-'-.
    -(-c-) -R-e-p-e-a-l -o-f -S-u-p-e-r-s-e-d-e-d 
-A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-5 -o-f -t-h-e 
-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-' -B-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -a-n-d -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -A-c-t -o-f 
-1-9-8-8 -(-3-8 -U-.-S-.-C-. -1-7-1-2 -n-o-t-e-) -i-s 
-r-e-p-e-a-l-e-d-.

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              -D-E-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T -O-F -V-E-T-E-R-A-N-S -A-F-F-A-I-R-S 
              -T-O -A-S-S-I-S-T -H-O-M-E-L-E-S-S -V-E-T-E-R-A-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -A-n-n-u-a-l -R-e-p-o-r-t-.----(-1-) -N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r 
-t-h-a-n -F-e-b-r-u-a-r-y -1 -o-f -e-a-c-h -y-e-a-r-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s -s-h-a-l-l 
-s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-n -V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-' 
-A-f-f-a-i-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f 
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -t-h-e 
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s -d-u-r-i-n-g -t-h-e -y-e-a-r 
-p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -u-n-d-e-r -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-f 
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f 
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-.
    -(-2-) -T-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-A-) -s-e-t -f-o-r-t-h -t-h-e -n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f 
        -h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-;
            -(-B-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -t-o -t-h-e 
        -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -s-u-c-h 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-; 
        -a-n-d
            -(-C-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r 
        -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d 
        -o-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
        -c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-.
    -(-b-) -B-i---A-n-n-u-a-l -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -i-n -t-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t 
-s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-1-) -i-n 
-1-9-9-5-, -a-n-d -e-v-e-r-y -2 -y-e-a-r-s -t-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r-, -a-n 
-e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -i-n 
-p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s 
-v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-.

-S-E-C-. -6-. -R-E-P-O-R-T -O-N -A-S-S-E-S-S-M-E-N-T -A-N-D -P-L-A-N-S 
              -F-O-R -R-E-S-P-O-N-S-E -T-O -N-E-E-D-S -O-F 
              -H-O-M-E-L-E-S-S -V-E-T-E-R-A-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -U-p-d-a-t-e -o-n -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-.---
-S-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-7 -o-f -t-h-e 
-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-' -M-e-d-i-c-a-l -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -A-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s 
-o-f -1-9-9-2 -(-P-u-b-l-i-c -L-a-w -1-0-2---4-0-5-; -1-0-6 -S-t-a-t-. 
-1-9-7-7-; -3-8 -U-.-S-.-C-. -5-2-7 -n-o-t-e-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y 
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
    -`-`-(-6-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-q-u-i-r-e 
-t-h-a-t -t-h-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -u-p-d-a-t-e -t-h-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t 
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-a-t -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -i-n -e-a-c-h 
-o-f -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-7-.-'-'-.
    -(-b-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-s -o-n -A-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t-s -a-n-d 
-P-l-a-n-.----S-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-i-) -o-f -s-u-c-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n 
-1-0-7 -(-1-0-6 -S-t-a-t-. -1-9-7-8-) -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-R-e-p-o-r-t-.---
        -'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f 
        -`-`-R-e-p-o-r-t-s-.----(-1-)-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-2-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e 
        -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
    -`-`-(-2-) -N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1-, 
-1-9-9-4-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o 
-s-u-c-h -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-h-a-t---
            -`-`-(-A-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s -t-h-e -r-e-s-u-l-t-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -u-n-d-e-r 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-;
            -`-`-(-B-) -s-e-t-s -f-o-r-t-h -t-h-e -l-i-s-t-s 
        -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -o-f 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-; -a-n-d
            -`-`-(-C-) -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-e-s-s-, 
        -i-f -a-n-y-, -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-e -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -c-e-n-t-e-r-s -a-n-d -t-h-e 
        -d-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -o-f-f-i-c-e-s 
        -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n -s-u-c-h -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) 
        -i-n -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-l-a-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o 
        -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-) -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-)-.
    -`-`-(-3-) -N-o-t -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -D-e-c-e-m-b-e-r -3-1 -o-f 
-e-a-c-h -o-f -1-9-9-5-, -1-9-9-6-, -a-n-d -1-9-9-7-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -s-u-c-h 
-c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -a -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-h-a-t -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-s -t-h-e 
-u-p-d-a-t-e -t-o -t-h-e -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -i-s 
-c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)-(-6-) -i-n 
-t-h-e -y-e-a-r -p-r-e-c-e-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -7-. -D-E-M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N -P-R-O-G-R-A-M -O-F 
              -D-E-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T -O-F -V-E-T-E-R-A-N-S -A-F-F-A-I-R-S 
              -A-N-D -C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y---B-A-S-E-D 
              -O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -P-A-R-T-N-E-R-S-H-I-P-S -T-O 
              -A-S-S-I-S-T -H-O-M-E-L-E-S-S -V-E-T-E-R-A-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -I-n -G-e-n-e-r-a-l-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f 
-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -a 
-d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -u-n-d-e-r -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -w-i-t-h -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y---b-a-s-e-d 
-h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s -s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -i-n -o-r-d-e-r 
-t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o 
-h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -i-n -c-o-n-j-u-n-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
-s-u-c-h -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-. -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y 
-s-h-a-l-l -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -i-n 
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
    -(-b-) -C-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y---B-a-s-e-d 
-O-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
-w-i-t-h -w-h-i-c-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -e-n-t-e-r-s -i-n-t-o 
-p-a-r-t-n-e-r-s-h-i-p-s -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) 
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-a-t---
            -(-1-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -t-h-e -a-s-s-u-m-p-t-i-o-n -o-f 
        -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -b-y 
        -h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -w-h-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -f-r-o-m -t-h-e 
        -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-;
            -(-2-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-r-a-n-s-i-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -h-o-u-s-i-n-g -t-o -s-u-c-h -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-;
            -(-3-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -t-r-a-i-n-i-n-g 
        -o-r -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -s-u-c-h -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-;
            -(-4-) -m-a-y -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h 
        -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -r-e-n-t -d-e-r-i-v-e-d -f-r-o-m 
        -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t---r-e-l-a-t-e-d -i-n-c-o-m-e -o-f -s-u-c-h 
        -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-; -a-n-d
            -(-5-) -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-s-e -o-f -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s 
        -t-h-a-t -c-o-l-l-e-c-t -r-e-n-t -f-r-o-m -s-u-c-h 
        -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-, -u-t-i-l-i-z-e -r-e-n-t -a-m-o-u-n-t-s 
        -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-e-d -t-o -c-o-v-e-r -t-h-e -e-x-p-e-n-s-e-s -o-f 
        -t-h-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -s-u-c-h 
        -v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-.
    -(-c-) -P-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d 
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.----(-1-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l 
-c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -d-e-m-o-n-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-g-r-a-m 
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-) -a-t -n-o-t 
-m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -f-i-v-e -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d 
-f-o-r -t-h-a-t -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-. -T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e -s-u-c-h 
-l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -v-a-r-i-o-u-s -g-e-o-g-r-a-p-h-i-c 
-a-r-e-a-s-.
    -(-2-) -W-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o -e-a-c-h -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n 
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-, -t-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a -c-o-m-m-u-n-i-t-y---b-a-s-e-d 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -i-n 
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-) -i-n -o-r-d-e-r -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e 
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-n-d -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s 
-v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s-.
    -(-3-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e -u-n-d-e-r 
-a-n -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -e-n-t-e-r-e-d -i-n-t-o -u-n-d-e-r 
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -t-h-a-t -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e 
-p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f 
-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l 
-a-n-d -g-r-o-u-p -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g-, -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e -a-b-u-s-e 
-c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g-, -e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -c-o-u-n-s-e-l-i-n-g-, 
-b-a-s-i-c -m-e-d-i-c-a-l -c-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -r-e-f-e-r-r-a-l-s -t-o 
-o-t-h-e-r -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -h-e-a-l-t-h -c-a-r-e -a-n-d 
-b-e-n-e-f-i-t-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o -h-o-m-e-l-e-s-s 
-v-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -a-t -t-h-e -l-o-c-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-v-e-r-e-d -b-y 
-t-h-e -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-.
    -(-d-) -R-e-v-i-e-w -o-f -P-r-o-g-r-a-m-.----T-h-e 
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n 
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -a-n -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -n-o-n--
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -e-n-t-i-t-y -u-n-d-e-r -w-h-i-c-h -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t 
-t-h-e -e-n-t-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -a -s-t-u-d-y -o-f 
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m -c-a-r-r-i-e-d -o-u-t -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n-. -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e 
-t-h-a-t-, -i-n -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g -o-u-t -t-h-e -s-t-u-d-y-, -t-h-e 
-e-n-t-i-t-y -s-h-a-l-l---
            -(-1-) -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -w-h-e-t-h-e-r 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 
1994''.

  TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE 
                             ABUSE PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM OF COMPENSATED WORK 
              THERAPY AND THERAPEUTIC TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.

    Section 7(a) of Public Law 102-54 (38 U.S.C. 1718 note) is amended 
by striking out ``fiscal years 1991 through 1994'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``fiscal years 1991 through 1996''.

SEC. 102. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION 
              FOR ALCOHOL OR DRUG DEPENDENCE OR ABUSE DISABILITIES.

    Section 1720A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out subsection (e).

SEC. 103. REAUTHORIZATION OF HOMELESS VETERANS' REINTEGRATION PROJECTS.

    Section 738(e)(1) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 11448(e)(1)) is amended by striking out subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
subparagraphs:
            ``(A) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.
            ``(B) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
            ``(C) $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.''.

SEC. 104. AUTHORITY FOR COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR HOMELESS 
              CHRONICALLY MENTALLY ILL AND OTHER VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1720E. Community-based residential care for homeless chronically 
              mentally ill and other veterans
    ``(a)(1) The Secretary may provide care and treatment and 
rehabilitative services (directly or by contract) in halfway houses, 
therapeutic communities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and 
other community-based treatment facilities to homeless veterans 
suffering from chronic mental illness disabilities who are eligible for 
care under section 1710(a)(1) of this title.
    ``(2) In providing care and treatment and rehabilitative services 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary may also provide such care and 
treatment and rehabilitative services--
            ``(A) to veterans being furnished hospital or nursing home 
        care by the Secretary for a chronic mental illness disability; 
        and
            ``(B) to veterans with service-connected chronic mental 
        illness disabilities.
    ``(b) Before furnishing care and treatment and rehabilitative 
services by contract under subsection (a) to a veteran through a 
facility described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve (in 
accordance with criteria which the Secretary shall prescribe) the 
quality and effectiveness of the program operated by such facility for 
the purpose for which such veteran is to be furnished such care and 
services.
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary may provide in-kind assistance (through the 
services of Department employees and the sharing of other Department 
resources) to a facility described in subsection (a) under this 
section. The Secretary shall provide such assistance to a facility 
under a contract between the Secretary and the facility.
    ``(2) The Secretary may provide assistance under paragraph (1)--
            ``(A) only for use solely in the furnishing of appropriate 
        care and services under this section; and
            ``(B) only if, under such contract, the Secretary receives 
        reimbursement for the full cost of such assistance, including 
        the cost of services and supplies and normal depreciation and 
        amortization of equipment.
    ``(3) Reimbursement under paragraph (2)(B) may be made by reduction 
in the charges to the United States or by payment to the United States.
    ``(4) Any funds received through reimbursement under paragraph (3) 
shall be credited to funds allotted to the Department facility that 
provided the assistance.
    ``(d) The Secretary may not provide care and treatment and 
rehabilitative services under this section after September 30, 1998.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1720D the following new item:

``1720E. Community-based residential care for homeless mentally ill and 
                            other veterans.''.
    (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 115 of the Veterans' 
Benefits and Services Act of 1988 (38 U.S.C. 1712 note) is repealed.

SEC. 105. REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              TO ASSIST HOMELESS VETERANS.

    (a) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than April 15 of each year, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs during 
the year preceding the report under programs of the Department for the 
provision of assistance to homeless veterans.
    (2) The report shall--
            (A) set forth the number of homeless veterans provided 
        assistance under such programs;
            (B) describe the cost to the Department of providing such 
        assistance under such programs; and
            (C) provide any other information on such programs and on 
        the provision of such assistance that the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    (b) Bi-Annual Requirement.--The Secretary shall include in the 
report submitted under subsection (a)(1) in 1995, and every 2 years 
thereafter, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs of the 
Department in providing assistance to homeless veterans.

SEC. 106. REPORT ON ASSESSMENT AND PLANS FOR RESPONSE TO NEEDS OF 
              HOMELESS VETERANS.

    (a) Update of Assessment.--Subsection (b) of section 107 of the 
Veterans' Medical Programs Amendments of 1992 (Public Law 102-405; 106 
Stat. 1977; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(6) The Secretary shall require that the directors referred to in 
paragraph (1) update the assessment required under that paragraph in 
each of 1995, 1996, and 1997.''.
    (b) Reports on Assessments and Plan.--Subsection (i) of such 
section 107 (106 Stat. 1978) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``Report.--'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``Reports.--(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) Not later than December 31, 1994, the Secretary shall submit 
to such committees a report that--
            ``(A) describes the results of the assessment carried out 
        under subsection (b);
            ``(B) sets forth the lists developed under paragraph (1) of 
        subsection (c); and
            ``(C) describes the progress, if any, made by the directors 
        of the medical centers and the directors of the benefits 
        offices referred to in such subsection (c) in developing the 
        plan referred to in paragraph (2) of such subsection (c).
    ``(3) Not later than December 31 of each of 1995, 1996, and 1997, 
the Secretary shall submit to such committees a report that describes 
the update to the assessment that is carried out under subsection 
(b)(6) in the year preceding the report.''.

SEC. 107. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND 
              COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIPS TO ASSIST 
              HOMELESS VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out 
a demonstration program under which the Secretary shall enter into 
partnerships with community-based homeless service organizations 
described in subsection (b) in order to provide services and assistance 
to homeless veterans in conjunction with such organizations. The 
Secretary shall carry out the program in accordance with this section.
    (b) Community-Based Organizations.--The organizations with which 
the Secretary enters into partnerships under subsection (a) shall be 
organizations that--
            (1) encourage the assumption of personal responsibility by 
        homeless veterans who receive services and assistance from the 
        organization;
            (2) provide transitional housing to such veterans;
            (3) provide employment training or employment placement 
        assistance to such veterans;
            (4) may collect from such veterans rent derived from 
        employment-related income of such veterans; and
            (5) in the case of organizations that collect rent from 
        such veterans, utilize rent amounts collected to cover the 
        expenses of the organizations in providing services and 
        assistance to such veterans.
    (c) Provision of Services and Assistance.--(1) The Secretary shall 
carry out the demonstration program authorized under subsection (a) at 
not more than five locations designated for that purpose by the 
Secretary. The Secretary shall designate such locations in various 
geographic areas.
    (2) With respect to each location designated under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with a community-based 
service organization referred to in subsection (b) in order to provide 
services and assistance to homeless veterans.
    (3) The Secretary shall ensure under an agreement entered into 
under paragraph (1) that appropriate personnel of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs provide individual and group counseling, substance 
abuse counseling, employment counseling, basic medical care, and 
referrals to other Department health care and benefits programs to 
homeless veterans at the location covered by the agreement.
    (d) Review of Program.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
with an appropriate non-Federal entity under which agreement the entity 
shall carry out a study of program carried out under this section. The 
Secretary shall ensure that, in carrying out the study, the entity 
shall--
            (1) determine whether assistance and services are provided 
        to homeless veterans under the program in a cost-effective 
        manner;
            (2) compare the assistance and services available under the 
        program with the assistance and services provided to homeless 
        individuals under other programs that are similar to the 
        program; and
            (3) make any recommendations that the entity considers 
        appropriate for the improvement and expansion of the program or 
        any agreement entered into under subsection (c).
    (e) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the results of the study carried 
out under subsection (d).

SEC. 108. REVISIONS TO HOMELESS VETERANS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS 
              ACT OF 1992.

    (a) Increase in Number of Demonstration Programs.--Section 2(b) of 
the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 (38 
U.S.C. 7721 note) is amended in the first sentence by striking out 
``four'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``12''.
    (b) Removal of Funding Limitation.--Section 12 of such Act (38 
U.S.C. 7721 note) is amended by striking out the second sentence.

                      TITLE II--MINORITY VETERANS

SEC. 201. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY VETERANS.

    (a) Establishment.--Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 544. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans
    ``(a)(1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be 
known as the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans (hereinafter in 
this section referred to as `the Committee').
    ``(2)(A) The Committee shall consist of members appointed by the 
Secretary from the general public, including--
            ``(i) representatives of veterans who are minority group 
        members;
            ``(ii) individuals who are recognized authorities in fields 
        pertinent to the needs of veterans who are minority group 
        members;
            ``(iii) veterans who are minority group members and who 
        have experience in a military theater of operations; and
            ``(iv) veterans who are minority group members and who do 
        not have such experience.
    ``(B) The Committee shall include, as ex officio members--
            ``(i) the Secretary of Labor (or a representative of the 
        Secretary of Labor designated by the Secretary after 
        consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
        Veterans' Employment);
            ``(ii) the Secretary of Defense (or a representative of the 
        Secretary of Defense designated by the Secretary of Defense);
            ``(iii) the Secretary of the Interior (or a representative 
        of the Secretary of the Interior designated by the Secretary of 
        the Interior);
            ``(iv) the Secretary of Commerce (or a representative of 
        the Secretary of Commerce designated by the Secretary of 
        Commerce);
            ``(v) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (or a 
        representative of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services); and
            ``(vi) the Under Secretary for Health and the Under 
        Secretary for Benefits, or their designees.
    ``(C) The Secretary may invite representatives of other departments 
and agencies of the United States to participate in the meetings and 
other activities of the Committee.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall determine the number, terms of service, 
and pay and allowances of members of the Committee appointed by the 
Secretary, except that a term of service of any such member may not 
exceed three years. The Secretary may reappoint any such member for 
additional terms of service.
    ``(4) The Committee shall meet as often as the Secretary considers 
necessary or appropriate, but not less often than twice each fiscal 
year.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and 
seek the advice of the Committee with respect to the administration of 
benefits by the Department for veterans who are minority group members, 
reports and studies pertaining to such veterans and the needs of such 
veterans with respect to compensation, health care, rehabilitation, 
outreach, and other benefits and programs administered by the 
Department.
    ``(c)(1) Not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, the 
Committee shall submit to the Secretary a report on the programs and 
activities of the Department that pertain to veterans who are minority 
group members. Each such report shall include--
            ``(A) an assessment of the needs of veterans who are 
        minority group members with respect to compensation, health 
        care, rehabilitation, outreach, and other benefits and programs 
        administered by the Department;
            ``(B) a review of the programs and activities of the 
        Department designed to meet such needs; and
            ``(C) such recommendations (including recommendations for 
        administrative and legislative action) as the Committee 
        considers appropriate.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall, within 60 days after receiving each 
report under paragraph (1), submit to Congress a copy of the report, 
together with any comments concerning the report that the Secretary 
considers appropriate.
    ``(3) The Committee may also submit to the Secretary such other 
reports and recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall submit with each annual report submitted 
to the Congress pursuant to section 529 of this title a summary of all 
reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Secretary 
since the previous annual report of the Secretary submitted pursuant to 
such section.
    ``(d) In this section, the term `minority group member' means an 
individual who is--
            ``(1) Asian American;
            ``(2) Black;
            ``(3) Hispanic;
            ``(4) Native American (including American Indian, Alaskan 
        Native, and Native Hawaiian); or
            ``(5) Pacific-Islander American.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 
543 the following new item:

``544. Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.''.

SEC. 202. REPRESENTATIVES FOR MINORITY VETERANS AT DEPARTMENT 
              FACILITIES.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall designate an appropriate 
official at each regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and at each medical facility of the Department to serve as the minority 
affairs officer of the Department at the office or facility. The 
officials shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall 
prescribe.

                 TITLE III--BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Board of Veterans' Appeals 
Improvement Act of 1994''.

SEC. 302. CLASSIFICATION AND PAY OF MEMBERS OF BOARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 7101(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5) A member of the Board (other than the Chairman and the Vice 
Chairman) shall receive compensation under the provisions of section 
5372 of title 5 and other benefits equal to those payable to an 
administrative law judge.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the submittal of 
the plan required under section 303(b)(3).
    (c) Savings Provision.--The rate of basic pay payable to an 
individual who is a member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals on the 
date of the enactment of this Act may not be reduced by reason of the 
amendment made by subsection (a) below the rate payable to such 
individual on the day before the effective date specified in subsection 
(b).

SEC. 303. SERVICE AND REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS.

    (a) Chairman.--Paragraph (1) of section 7101(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(1)(A) The Chairman shall be appointed by the President, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of six years.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Chairman may, upon the 
approval of the Secretary, serve after the expiration of the term of 
the Chairman under that subparagraph. The Chairman may serve under this 
subparagraph until--
            ``(i) the confirmation of the Chairman under subparagraph 
        (A) for an additional term to which the Chairman is appointed 
        under paragraph (3); or
            ``(ii) the confirmation of the successor to the Chairman.
    ``(C) The Chairman may be removed by the President for misconduct, 
inefficiency, neglect of duty, for engaging in political activity or in 
the practice of law, or for physical or mental disability which, in the 
opinion of the President, prevents the proper execution of the 
Chairman's duties. The Chairman may not be removed from office by the 
President on any other grounds. Any such removal may only be made after 
notice and opportunity for hearing.''.
    (b) Other Members.--(1) Such section is further amended by striking 
out paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following 
new paragraphs (2) and (3):
    ``(2) The other members of the Board (including the Vice Chairman) 
shall be appointed by the Secretary, with the approval of the 
President, based upon the recommendations of the Chairman.
    ``(3)(A) Members of the Board (other than the Chairman) may be 
removed by the Secretary based solely upon the recommendation of the 
panel described in subparagraph (B) and the concurrence of the Chairman 
under subparagraph (D). The decision of the Secretary under this 
paragraph to remove a member of the Board shall be final.
    ``(B) The Chairman shall provide for a panel of members of the 
Board to review the fitness of members of the Board to serve on the 
Board. The membership of the panel shall consist of the Chairman and 
four other members of the Board (other than the Vice Chairman). The 
Chairman shall rotate membership on the panel so as to ensure that each 
member of the Board (other than the Vice Chairman) serves as a member 
of the panel for and within a reasonable period.
    ``(C) With such frequency as the Chairman shall establish, the 
panel shall review the fitness of each member of the Board to continue 
to serve on the Board. The panel shall carry out the review in 
accordance with such standards as the members of the Board (with the 
approval of the Chairman) shall establish.
    ``(D) If a majority of the panel determines that a member of the 
Board subject to review under subparagraph (C) is not fit to continue 
serving on the Board, the panel shall recommend to the Chairman that 
the member be removed from the Board. If the Chairman concurs with the 
recommendation of the majority, the Chairman shall notify the Secretary 
of the recommendation of the panel and of the concurrence of the 
Chairman in the recommendation.
    ``(E) Upon removal from the Board under this paragraph, a member of 
the Board (other than the Chairman) who was a career or career-
conditional employee in the civil service before commencement of 
service as a member of the Board shall revert to the civil service 
grade and series held by the member immediately before the appointment 
of the member to the Board.''.
    (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on the 
date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall apply to all members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (other 
than the Chairman) beginning on that date.
    (3) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
plan for the implementation of section 7101(b)(3) of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by paragraph (1).

SEC. 304. BOARD MEMBERS HOLDING APPOINTMENTS IN THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE 
              SERVICE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of the Board 
of Veterans' Appeals who, on the date of the enactment of this Act, is 
a member of the Senior Executive Service shall--
            (1) continue as a member of the Senior Executive Service 
        while serving as a member of the Board; and
            (2) during the term of office of the member under section 
        7101(b) of title 38, United States Code, receive the pay, 
        leave, and other benefits (including benefits relating to 
        reassignment) to which members of the Senior Executive Service 
        are entitled.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 401. STUDY OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF ATOMIC 
              VETERANS OF EXPOSURE OF ATOMIC VETERANS TO IONIZING 
              RADIATION.

    (a) Evaluation of Feasibility of Study.--(1) The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the Medical Follow-
up Agency of the Institute of the Medicine of the National Academy of 
Sciences under which agreement the agency shall convene a panel of 
appropriate individuals to carry out the evaluation described in 
paragraph (2).
    (2)(A) The panel convened under paragraph (1) shall evaluate the 
feasibility of carrying out the study described in subsection (c).
    (B) The panel shall submit the results of the evaluation under 
subparagraph (A) to the Secretary who shall promptly notify the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives of such results. The panel shall submit the results not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Agreement for Study.--(1) If the panel convened under 
subsection (a)(1) determines as a result of the evaluation under 
subsection (a)(2) that the study described in subsection (c) is 
feasible, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to enter 
into an agreement with the Medical Follow-up Agency of the Institute of 
Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences under which agreement the 
agency shall carry out the study.
    (2) If the Secretary is unable within a reasonable period of time 
(as determined by the Secretary) to enter into an agreement with the 
agency referred to in paragraph (1) to carry out the study referred to 
in that paragraph, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement 
to carry out the study with another appropriate organization or entity 
that--
            (A) is not part of the Government;
            (B) operates as a not-for-profit entity; and
            (C) has an expertise and objectivity comparable to that of 
        the agency referred to in paragraph (1).
    (c) Purpose of Study.--The purpose of the study referred to in 
subsection (b) is to determine the nature and extent, if any, of the 
relationship between the exposure of veterans described in subsection 
(d) to ionizing radiation and the following:
            (1) Genetic defects and illnesses in the children and 
        grandchildren of such veterans.
            (2) Untoward pregnancy outcomes experienced by the spouses 
        of such veterans, including premature births, stillbirths, 
        miscarriages, neonatal illnesses and deaths, and periparturient 
        diseases of the mother which are the direct result of such 
        untoward pregnancy outcomes.
    (d) Covered Veterans.--Subsection (c) applies to--
            (1) any veteran who was exposed (as determined by the 
        Secretary) to ionizing radiation as a result of--
                    (A) participation while on active duty in the Armed 
                Forces in an atmospheric nuclear test that included the 
                detonation of a nuclear device;
                    (B) service in the Armed Forces with the United 
                States occupation force of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, 
                Japan, before July 1, 1946; or
                    (C) internment or detention as a prisoner of war of 
                Japan before that date in circumstances providing the 
                opportunity for exposure to ionizing radiation 
                comparable to the exposure of individuals who served 
                with such occupation force before that date; and
            (2) any other veteran that the Secretary designates for 
        coverage under the study.
    (e) Report.--Not later than each of March 1, 1995, October 1, 1995, 
October 1, 1996, and October 1, 1997, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the results of the study carried out under 
this section.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized to 
be appropriated $5,000,000 for the purposes of carrying out this 
section.

SEC. 402. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT OF PAYMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS IN 
              PHILIPPINE PESOS.

    (a) In General.--Section 107 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the flush matter in subsection (a) below paragraph 
        (3)--
                    (A) by striking out ``in pesos''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``in Philippine pesos''; and
            (2) in the flush matter in subsection (b) below paragraph 
        (3)--
                    (A) by striking out ``in pesos''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``in Philippine pesos''.
    (b) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance.--(1) Section 
3532(d) of such title is amended by striking out ``in Philippine 
pesos''.
    (2) Section 3565(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking out 
``in Philippine pesos''.

SEC. 403. ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF SPOUSES WHO 
              PREDECEASE VETERANS.

    Section 2402(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``The surviving spouse,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``The spouse, surviving spouse,''.

SEC. 404. AUTHORITY TO USE FLAT GRAVE MARKERS.

    Notwithstanding section 2404(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may provide for flat grave markers at 
the Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

SEC. 405. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR WAIVER OF REDUCTION OF RETIREMENT PAY 
              FOR REGISTERED-NURSE POSITIONS.

    Section 7426(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out the second sentence.

SEC. 406. PROTECTION AGAINST CERTAIN PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 74 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 7427. Protection from prohibited personnel practices
    ``(a)(1) The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (2) apply 
to any individual appointed as an employee of the Veterans Health 
Administration under chapter 73 of this title or under this chapter.
    ``(2) The provisions of law referred to in paragraph (1) are 
sections 1212, 1213, 1214, 1215, 1216, 1221, 1222, and 2302 of title 5.
    ``(b) The authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board and of 
the Office of Special Counsel to review any personnel action under the 
authority provided for under a provision of law referred to in 
subsection (a) shall apply only to the extent specified in the 
provision of law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
7426 the following new item:

``7427. Protection from prohibited personnel practices.''.

SEC. 407. REVISED SUBMITTAL DATE FOR REPORT ON ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF 
              DEPARTMENTWIDE ADMISSIONS POLICIES.

    Section 8110(a)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out ``December 1'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``April 
1''.

SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ENHANCED-USE LEASES.

    Section 8169 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``December 31, 1996''.

SEC. 409. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

    Section 2303(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``section 1701(4)'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1701(3)''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
        States Code, to revise and improve programs of the Department 
        of Veterans Affairs relating to substance abuse and homeless 
        assistance for veterans, to establish an Advisory Committee on 
        minority veterans, to revise and improve other programs under 
        the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
        other purposes.''.
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